Special Note: To everyone who reads at this site, I want to let you all know that I am taking a hiatus from posting here for a while. There are several reasons for this but the primary one is that I need to take care of some projects that I have neglected in order to help others get pertinent information. I will provide some of the sites that this information can be gleaned from on your own.

I will re-evaluate this decision in the Fall unless conditions in our country preclude it. I have gotten great pleasure from trying to help others and now it is time to let folks grow on their own. Sort of like when my kids reached ages where they could grow through their own research and experiences without having to be assisted.

Be confident in yourselves and know that you are important! Enjoy life and do not succumb to fear!

Panic Exit Out of Currencies & Into Gold & Silver-David Morgan"Finance and economic writer David Morgan thinks the global economy very likely could take a sudden turn for the worst. Morgan says, “There is going to be a panic buy into the metals, and there is only so much to go around. . . . The way things have gone from the 2008 financial crisis until now have only gotten worse. . . . I don’t think we are going to have a hyperinflation, but what I do believe is there will be a panic exit out of currencies.That event will cause people to run for the most trusted money that exists, and that is gold and silver. The other thing is you cannot have currency anymore. That is a double edged sword because if you can’t have currency anymore . . . people will think if I can’t have currency anymore, guess what I can have? Gold and silver, and they can’t get around that. . . .People that can think will go to the money of all time, and that is gold and silver.”

DHS Insider: Everyone seems to be waiting for some big, history making event"“DHS is like a prison environment, complete with prison snitches,” “We’ve all been threatened”, says one DHS insider recently to a writer from Canada Free Press. According to every internal document I’ve seen and read, and from the few people I’ve spoken with who understand what’s going on, preparations have been finalized to respond to a crisis of unprecedented magnitude within the United States. The response will include the use of lethal force against U.S. citizens under the instructions of Barack Obama.” The insider is retiring along with many others inside DHS who don’t like what the agency is, in his words “DHS and other organizations have become the private army of the Oval Office.” “I don’t mean to sound repetitive, but I can’t stress this enough. Contrary to what you hear, we’re already in an economic collapse, except that most people haven’t a clue. The ‘big bang’ comes at the end, when people wake up one morning and can’t log in to their bank accounts, can’t use their ATM cards, and find out that their private pension funds and other assets have been confiscated,” he stated."

A city without people is being built in New Mexico, to test bleeding-edge tech"Have you ever wanted to play SimCity in real life? That’s exactly what a group of investors plans to do in a 15 square mile stretch of desert land in New Mexico starting later this year, Wired reports. In a futuristic world filled with driverless cars, smart electrical grids, delivery drones and other bleeding-edge tech projects, the major hurdle to real-world rollout is almost entirely tied to testing. It’s hard to approve the widespread use of futuristic tech without knowing just how it’d perform in a real world environment and with many of the same obstacles it would face on a day-to-day basis. By building this proving ground, the Center for Innovation Testing and Evaluation (CITE) hopes to provide data that proves the safety of this sort of tech, or at least details a roadmap for improvements still needed before a launch at scale for futuristic tech proponents such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Critics fear the city lacks one major component crucial to reliable results, humans."

Explosions rock Michigan neighborhood as US Army urban military training exercise begins"RESIDENTS ANGRY AFTER URBAN MILITARY TRAINING SHAKES NEIGHBORHOOD WITH EXPLOSIONS AHEAD OF JADE HELM 2015 — A ten-day US Army urban military trainingexercise has begun in Flint, Michigan with explosions rocking neighborhoods and scaring residents who had no idea what was actually happening. With less than three hours between a city press release and the beginning of the exercise, residents were left in the dark about the urban military training until the last possible moment. Most had no idea what was happening as their homes shook from the force of the simulated explosions."﻿(Sgt Trainer: Read the accompanying story at the link.)﻿

When the power goes out…….have a black out kit"Power failures happen all the time – some bad, some not so. Taking a few logical steps like putting together a “Black Out Kit” can make dealing with most any power failure a bit easier and safer too deal with.Putting together a Black Out Kit often can be done with items that are already found in most households. The goal is to have a single location to find supplies to react in response to a power failure."

Managing Inflammation and Pain With Magnesium"Is there a correlation between magnesium deficiency, inflammation, and certain diseases and ailments? Does magnesium play a crucial roll in immunity and anti-inflammatory? Inflammationis the activation of the immune system in response to infection, irritation, or injury. Characterized by an influx of white blood cells, redness, heat, swelling, pain, and dysfunction of the organs involved, inflammation has different names when it appears in different parts of the body. Most allergy and asthma sufferers are familiar with rhinitis (inflammation of the nose), sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses), and asthma (inflammation of the airways), but inflammation is also behind arthritis (inflammation of the joints), dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), and so on."

Do You Live Off A Pension? Not For Long!"One of the most difficult things for me, personally, is seeing what is going on, knowing (more or less) where it is going and then talking to people who have no idea what is going on and are absolutely unprepared. I often receive messages via email, through our website or on places like Facebook, which say, “I currently live in the US and survive on a pension that pays me $3,000/month which doesn’t go very far in the US and so I want to look at expatriating to a cheaper and nicer locale, what should I do?” Of course, for what I see coming, I recommend anyone who can to get out of the US now while they still can. But, in the case of those on pensions, I fear that they are being irrationally comfortable that their pension will still exist even a year or two from now. And, because of that, I fear they may move somewhere and just find themselves in a new place, unable to speak the local language, without a group of trusted friends and family around them, who are dead broke… penniless. I have visions of American street people, homeless, around the world, begging for money. Of course, that’s a big reason why we have set-up TDV Groups, which is a worldwide network of libertarian expats, to help… but I think people are being far too casual in presuming their pensions will just keep rolling in for a long time to come."

Learn how to plant a high-yield secret survival garden"If you have a traditional backyard garden with neat rows of plants, you will essentially be advertising the fact that there is food for the taking to anyone who happens to pass by with an empty belly. This is not an exaggeration; plenty of urban gardeners who have carefully tended a patch of tomatoes, peppers or corn have reported their crops being stolen in the dark of night just as the food was ready to be harvested. If that can happen in times of relative “plenty,” just imagine what things will be like after a real crisis. Therefore, it is crucial that you find methods to camouflage your survival garden. There are several ways this can be accomplished. Some of them are a bit involved and require a fair amount of knowledge and hard work, while others are relatively easy. Let’s first take a look at a somewhat complex approach."

EMP Attack: Would It Cause You to Bug Out?"The answer really depends on where you live and the actual damage caused by the attack. Anyone that has been paying attention has likely gathered information about an EMP, and thus, has a reasonable expectation about what may happen. The expectations though, are not based on experiences by average citizens. Experts do know the damage that can be caused by an EMP resulting from a nuclear detonation however, because nuclear devices were tested decades ago."

Medicine’s Hidden Roots in an Ancient Manuscript"Scholars are just beginning to pore over the text, the oldest known copy of Galen’s “On the Mixtures and Powers of Simple Drugs.” It may well provide new insights into medicine’s roots and into the spread of this new science across the ancient world." (Image Courtesy of the owner)

Texas legalizes open carry in public, on campus"Texas legislators approved two bills legalizing the open carrying of handguns in public and on university campuses, overcoming objections from gun control activists but caving in to pressure from law enforcement on some provisions. Known as House Bill 901, the open carry law would allow holders of the concealed-carry license to carry handguns in public in a hip or shoulder holster. After a week of fierce debate and a threat of a Democratic filibuster that never materialized, the bill cleared the state House on Friday with 102 votes in favor and 43 against. It was approved by a 20-11 vote in the Senate. “Open Carry just passed in both the Texas House & Senate. Next destination: My Pen,” tweeted Governor Greg Abbott."

Principals for Practicing Effective Prolonged Field Care"I wanted to get this on the site as soon as I could after witnessing certain trends from participating in, and observing many training scenarios and AARs. These principals glare at me each time I watch a medic go through a PFC scenario for the first time. The light bulbs then start clicking on and they begin working toward these same solutions while in the middle of the scenario, when it is too late. Learn from all of our hard-won lessons while you still have the luxury of doing so."

Building Shooting Muscle"If you carry a gun for self-defense, then you are engaged in the pursuit of defensive skills rather than shooting merely for the experience of shooting. To reach this goal, you engage in training, mostly in the form of practice on a range. How close you get to your goal will depend on the effectiveness of your training."

2 Things That Are Happening Right Now That Have Never Happened Outside Of A Recession"If we are not heading into a recession, why does our economy continue to act as if that is precisely what is happening? As you will see below, we learned this week that factory orders have declined year over year for six months in a row. That is something that has never happened outside of a time of recession. We have also seen new orders for consumer goods fall dramatically. In fact, the only time we have seen a more dramatic decline in that number was during the last recession. And when you add these two items to what I have written about previously, the overall economic picture becomes even more disturbing. Corporate profits have fallen for two quarters in a row, our exports fell by 7.6 percent during the first quarter of 2015, and U.S. GDP contracted by 0.7 percent during Q1. Even though Barack Obama and the mainstream media are willingly ignoring them, the truth is that these numbers are absolutely screaming that we are going into a new recession."

The Simple Off-Grid Guide To Making Paper"According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of the 251 million tons of solid waste generated by Americans in 2012, more than 27 percent was paper. That was about 68 million tons and of that amount, 35 percent ended up in a landfill. Making your own paper can help reduce your footprint and give you a unique product for your own use or to sell as a homestead craft. It’s simply a great skill to have. Making paper isn’t as difficult as some would believe, although it can be somewhat time-consuming.

Slow Cooking and Marinade: Recovering Foods from Freezer Burn"Last week I mentioned that one of the concerns with freezing foods, particularly meat, is the risk of freezer burn. When foods are not properly sealed, being frozen renders them dry, tough, and with questionable flavors and textures. While they're still safe and nutritious to eat, they're far from pleasant. Thankfully, there are a couple simple ways to salvage freezer burned meats. The goal is to add moisture, tenderize the meat, and impart flavor. Both slow cooking and acid-based marinades accomplish these goals. (Be forewarned, trying both at the same time leads to disappointing results.*)"

The Best Way to Carry Concealed"As a concealed carry license holder, I am always looking for the best way to carry concealed in whatever situation I find myself in. What I have found over many years is that this requires a little bit of flexibility and the method of concealed carry and more importantly, whether it will work for you, greatly depends on what you are carrying, where you are carrying and what you are planning on doing when you are carrying."

Home Invasions: The Ins And Outs of Defending Your Turf"Just to be clear, when I say “home invasion”, I’m also referring to your bug-out location which should also be enforced. The fact that you don’t visit your home much makes it that more vulnerable to people who might take over.

How to Succeed at Prepping: 11 Tips That Will Help You Survive"These days, you can barely turn around without someone giving you advice on what you should or must do to succeed at prepping. This is all good news because four or five years ago, most advice you found would likely be highly militaristic, political, or simply over the top unreasonable. I can recall the days when the #1 survival tip was to establish a remote bug-out-location and prepare to live permanently off grid. Now really, how practical is that for most of us? Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with permanently bugging out; I am just saying that except in the most dire of world circumstances, doing so will not be practical or probable for most of us. That brings me to today’s topic: how to succeed at prepping. I have been thinking about this for awhile and whereas this list is not infallible, it may help you to foster a road map leading toward a positive prepping experience."

5 Things Preppers Forget to Stock"Recently, there has been so much going on politically it has been easy to overlook writing on core survival/prepper subjects. To make sure our prepper followers don’t think I have forgotten about them, I wanted to note five preps that I see overlooked quite often. These preps aren’t vital like water and food or something like antibiotics that have been discussed repeatedly. These are preps that are important, but easy to forget when preparing for a long term post-SHTF world. By no means is this list all inclusive, but it does touch on some key items we take for granted. The following items should be a part of your stocked supplies and are listed in no particular order."(Sgt Trainer: These are important and not commonly thought of.)

Plan For Your Plan To Fail"Murphy’s Law, if something can go wrong it will go wrong. We plan and prepare and yet, when the time comes to implement your plan it most likely will not flow they way you planned it to. My point here is plan that your plan will fail, because if Murphy has his chance, he will take it."

Oral Rehydration Therapy"Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) is a simple treatment for dehydration caused by diarrhea, resulting from cholera or rotavirus or other diseases. ORT is a mixture of salts and sugars that is taken by mouth. It is used around the world. In the developing world it saves millions of children a year from death due to diarrhea. In 1831, intravenous hydration was first used to replace the salts and water lost from diarrhea. The results were remarkable, and the mortality rate of cholera dropped from 70 percent to 40 percent with the use of IV solutions."

Step Into the Role – an Esoteric Invitation"We’re at an amazing and empowering juncture in humanity’s history. For each of us individually now is always the most profound turning point, as each decision we take directs our next step. But collectively there are extremely significant eras or epochs during our development and now is one of them. It is during these times that a major conflux of influences takes place with which humanity is challenged to either respond according to natural instinctive and intuitive processes, or lie down and let whatever dominant forces at play take their course without resistance or conscious participation. It is within such turbulent times we now find ourselves as conditions intensify in conjunction with an ever growing collective awareness of the realities with which we are faced. This trend towards higher vibrational realizations in the face of previous paradigms of control and subjugation now dismantling before our eyes is what we loosely term the awakening."

Backcountry Bannock Bread – from a Bushcraft Legend"Bannock is a type of unleavened bread which has been a staple of nomadic people, bushcrafters and hunters for hundreds of years. Recently whilst flicking through my copy of Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski, I came across page 68, which is his recipe for making bannock in the backcountry. Mors Kochanski is a bushcraft and wilderness living legend who I have followed and admired for many years, his book, mentioned above was previously known as “Northern Bushcraft” and was later renamed “Bushcraft”. Mors isn’t the only bushcraft legend to teach his bannock bread recipe. Uncle Ray Mears also has a great video you can check out below. He has a slightly different recipe that calls for powdered milk and has a unique cooking method which I prefer and use often when on canoe trips with the guys. What I love about this type of bread is that is contains no yeast and is a flat bread that doesn’t require a painstaking wait period for it to rise before you can cook and eat it. It’s the perfect backcountry food an is really easy to make."

Shock Security Report: TSA Has a 95% Failure Rate Finding Weapons and Explosives"With an annual budget of over $7 billion Transportation Security Administration officials claim that they set the standard for excellence in transportation security and counterterrorism. But a recent investigation reveals that when undercover operatives attempted to smuggle banned weapons and even explosives through checkpoints nationwide the TSA failed to stop them 95% of the time. The shocking security report shows that despite the billions of dollars spent and the millions of American citizens being inconvenienced, and often humiliated, America’s airports are no safer today than they were before the attacks of September 11th, 2001:"﻿(Sgt Trainer: Thanks to reader J.T. for this link.)﻿

San Andreas for Preppers: 12 Earthquake Survival Lessons from the Movie"Nothing warms my prepper’s heart more than a good disaster movie that supports my hypotheses about a specific event, and the recent movie San Andreaswas no exception. Okay, sure, there was some pretty unrealistic stuff like when The Rock was driving a boat through post-tsunami San Francisco and just happened to find his daughter that he was looking for. The last time I went to San Francisco, my daughter and I had trouble finding each other on the first floor of Forever 21, for crying out loud. But, when you only have two hours for a movie, you have to be willing to suspend your disbelief somewhat and put that kind of stuff aside. So. putting that aside, I enthusiastically recommend the movie."

Read your food labels before buying"Smithfield Farms, the largest pork producing farm in the USA was sold in September, 2013 to China with the unanimous support of its stockholders!! The hogs will still be raised here, but slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being sent back here. This includes labels of Morrell, Eckrich, Krakus, Cudahy, Premium Hams, Cook’s, and Gwaltney. The same with many chickens: They can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be labeled is that they WERE RAISED IN THE USA. Not that they were processed in China!!! Our great FDA at work again. The chickens will be all processed and most sold to fast food restaurants for sandwiches, along with schools and supermarkets. The China slaughter and processing are not nearly equal to the requirements here. We recently learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by Korea, and is in big conflict with the U.S. concerning quality, safety, and records, which Korea refuses to produce. I had just returned home from buying Albertson’s 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one. Sure enough, on the top of the bags, it read “farm raised”, and on the bottom in small print it said, “China”."

Native American Tribes Declare Sovereignty, Break Away from State of Maine"Due to Governor Paul LePage launching direct political and environmental attacks against the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes of Maine, leaders of those tribes have recalled their representatives from the state legislature and are asserting their sovereignty from the State of Maine. “The Maine Indian Land claims Settlement act has failed and we cannot allow ourselves to continue down the path,” Chief Francis said. “We’re saying it’s a failed social experiment.”

Map: The U.S. is bound by treaties to defend a quarter of humanity"The United States is bound by a number of treaties that could, in theory, force it to get involved in a war if an ally is attacked. Consider, for example, the situation in Ukraine, a non-member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. If a NATO ally were to find itself under similar threat from Russia, the U.S. may find itself duty bound to war. Or alternatively, cast your mind to the South China Sea and its territorial disputes. If China were to engage militarily with the Philippines at some point in the near future, the U.S. may well be expected to step in to protect its ally: Since 1951, the U.S. and the Philippines have had a bilateral agreement for mutual defense."

10 Indications Your Soil is Bad and How to Fix It"You buy all the seeds and small plants for your vegetable garden. You spend time day dreaming about the day you will pick all the fresh vegetables. But, what you didn’t think about is your soil. Maybe you did, because you’re still having problems that don’t involve garden pests. The problem could be your soil. Know the signs of bad soil, and what can cause it, before planting your garden."

Gas buildup under Fukushima threatens hydrogen explosion, warn nuclear officials"It is estimated that at least 130 storage containers holding radioactive waste at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in Japan are now leaking, according to new reports. The result is a continuous hydrogen gas buildup that nuclear experts say could one day trigger a cascade of devastating explosions potentially unlike anything the world has ever seen."

Defense Official warns that DoD Directive allowing the use of military force against American citizens is latest step towards martial law"In a stunning revelation published by a mainstream news outlet, an anonymous Department of Defense official has revealed their belief that a DoD Directive outlining military support to civilian authorities is the latest step towards President Obama eventually using military force against the American people. The quote from the defense official was published in a now viral report that detailed the 2010 DoD Directive and how it could be used, under authority from the President, to unleash the might of the US military onto the civilian population. “This appears to be the latest step in the administration’s decision to use force within the United States against its citizens,” a defense official told the Washington Times. According to the report, another anonymous US Official also claimed that President Obama considered using the military during the Bundy Ranch standoff but eventually decided against it."

How to live in an Off-grid Tiny Home: A Family’s Journey into Off The Grid Living"We talk a lot about Off-Grid Living on this site; but for some, the reality of going off-the-grid seems like a dream that they will never quite attain. The realities of life always seem to be in the way. I often get emails from people asking how someone can actually do it in today’s day and age, or lamenting over all the obstacles they see getting in the way of their dream. For these reasons I’m going to start highlighting some real-life examples and stories of how people have successfully made the transition into off-grid living. We started with some brief profiles a couple weeks ago, sharing a couple stories from people who are living a mobile off-grid lifestyle. Today we are going to take a deeper dive, as we share the story of one family who decided to take the plunge and are now living their dream."

Rabbit Cooking Tips"Because rabbit tastes something like chicken, many people think you can cook it the same way. But there is a big difference, it has very little fat so it can dry out and become tough if it is not cooked right. In fact it is so lean that living on an exclusive diet of rabbit can lead to rabbit starvation and be fatal. However, if eaten as part of a normal diet it is quite healthy and should cause you no problems. The best way to cook them is slow cooked. This includes roasting, stews or casseroles. This keeps the meat nice and moist."

The Idolatry of Self-Reliance"While the title of this article The Idolatry of Self-Reliance may seem counter-intuitive and paradoxical, since I am in an educator for emergency and disaster preparedness and survival, I am confident that by the time you finish reading you will understand what I am professing. You are encouraged to read the entire article. As an introduction, I believe it is important to know a little about my background and perspective so you’ll understand the basis for my insights. Let me be clear about the importance of being prepared in an emergency. I completely support and encourage everyone to be ready and prepared in the event of a disaster, emergency, catastrophe, or any situation that threatens one’s safety and security to survive with the least amount of trauma and injury possible. We must take responsibility for ourselves and loved ones to be a leader and provider during troubling events. We cannot presume that the government, agencies or others will be available during emergencies, and it might be the government itself that causes the very disaster we may experience. I have written many articles on this blog that emphasizes these points."

45 Uses For Lemons That Will Blow Your Socks Off"Most people are familiar with the traditional uses for lemons to soothe sore throats and add some citrus flavor to our foods. However the diversity of applications for lemons far exceeds general knowledge and once you read the following list, you’ll likely want to stock at least a few lemons in your kitchen 24-7."

"It takes a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious." - Alfred North WhiteheadEnglish mathematician & philosopher (1861 - 1947)

Prepare Your Fire Starters Ahead Of Time: Making Fire Starters"First, a question, do you scrape your magnesium bar to get fine particles or do you shave it to get curls. High quality magnesium shavings will burn at approximately 5600° F/3093° C. The magnesium content in the bars available at camping stores and other retail outlets can vary. The percentage of magnesium would not be 100 percent. Other metal alloys are mixed in, and the more alloys contained in the stick the lower the burning temperature. While magnesium sticks or bars are ideal for fire starting there are some things to consider before heading out to the backcountry with one."

Stop using the Hola VPN right now"If you’re using Hola, a free virtual private network (VPN) that lets you stream things like Netflix abroad, you need to stop immediately. The company behind Hola is turning your computer into a node on a botnet, and selling your network to anyone who is willing to pay. Security researchers discovered multiple security flaws in Hola and published their findings on a site called “Adios Hola.”

Vermont Governor Signs Bill Removing Philosophical Exemption From Vaccine Choice"Following weeks of intense debate, Vermont’s governor has signed controversial legislation that will prevent parents from opting their children out of vaccinations philosophical reasons. House Bill 98, signed by Governor Peter Shumlin without fanfare on Thursday, eliminates the exemption that allowed parents to opt their children out of vaccinations for philosophical reasons. The governor issued a statement that “…..parents should get their kids vaccinated…..” and that he had hoped legislation passed three years ago “… had worked to sufficiently increase vaccination rates. However we’re not where we need to be to protect our kids from dangerous diseases…”

How to Tell If a Medical Study Is Total Bull"Every single day, our news feeds are inundated with studies. We’re told that certain foods are bad for our health, only to find a new study that indicates these foods are good for us, and vice versa. There’s always some new report that claims the things we do everyday are giving us cancer, and there are just as many reports that claim to have a possible cure. We read about them, we quote them, and we criticize them. Just about everything we believe in, is confirmed or denied by the studies that are cranked out by the scientific community on a daily basis. But how many of them are true?"

Why You Should Use Aluminum-Free Deodorant…"While most people use the terms antiperspirant and deodorant interchangeably, the two are not the same. Antiperspirants work by preventing perspiration from occurring. Deodorants, on the flip side, actually allow perspiration but block odor. The main goal of deodorants is to kill the bacteria that causes odor when we perspire. From a purely natural standpoint, it makes more sense for us to use deodorants, as it is clearly a more natural process. Seeing as our body sweats as a way to cool ourselves, eliminating perspiration is just an unnatural concept. Of course none of us wants to emit an unpleasant, offensive odor, and some of us don’t particularly enjoy sweating. The fact is many personal care products that deal with these concerns contain aluminum as an active ingredient. Aluminum is also a known neurotoxin. Aluminum-free deodorants are perhaps the best alternative, and these products are growing considerably in both availability and number."

Jade Helm Official Reveals True Purposes of JH-15: This Is a Must Read!"Finally, we are getting some much needed honesty with regard to the true nature of Jade Helm. The information is not overtly forthcoming, but in this clumsily made presentation to local Texas officials, one can pretty much ascertain the true nature of the drill, that is, if one can get around the obvious lies being told to the public by this Jade Helm official. The Jade Helm official, Tom Meade, a Senior Non-commissioned officer from Army Special Forces (Retired) is now working as a private military contractor and he recently briefed local officials in Big Spring, Texas as to the purposes and the scope of the Jade Helm exercise."

HAWK: 'This Thing Is Gonna Go Down!' - Texas Weather Wars"On May 26, 2015 ANP published an article asking is Texas was under attack by the US government for resisting the controversial Jade Helm military exercises slated to start in July and end in September (More on Jade Helm here), via weathermanipulation, and in the 4 segments of Friday night's Survive to Thrive show hosted by the Hawk, that question is expanded on and he speaks to the documented technology used in weather warfare, highlighting the "earth changes" we are seeing across the globe and specifically the extreme weather events hitting Texas. Hawk reminds listeners that there are 72 HAARP-like devices scattered around the world under the control or partial control of the US government and recommends "Weather Wars & Un-Natural Disasters by Steve Quayle," who detailed the proof of weather manipulation and the type of weather events that would occur from it, many years ago.... things we are seeing happen right now in the increased earthquake activity and severity and volcanic events. From economic forecasters warning to prepare to older quotes from high profile personalities speaking opening of a depopulation agenda, Hawk makes the cases for his assertion in the first video below that "this thing is gonna go down."

Top 10 Life Hacks For Your Homestead"Homesteading is hard work – that’s just a fact. Fortunately, people who have already been there and done that are willing to share some homesteading hacks to help you save some time and hard work. Some of these hacks will help you solve problems that you’ll encounter and some help you to be more efficient. Some are just tips to make your homestead better. Regardless, we hope that you gain some insight from the links to ten life hacks for homesteading."

10 SHTF Problems You Might Not Have Planned For"No matter how much you prepare for disaster, there are going to be unexpected problems that throw a monkey wrench in your plans. While you can’t prepare for every possible scenario, you still want to do your best. The more scenarios you prepare for, the less unexpected problems there will be. To help you with this, here are 10 SHTF problems you might not have planned for."

Homemade Organic Pesticide for Fruit Trees"Growing your own fruit can be rewarding and delicious. From apples to peaches and plums to lemons, fruit trees can be susceptible to a variety of insect pests that can reduce the quality of the fruit produced and the health of the overall tree. Protect your fruit trees from insects with a homemade organic pesticide."

Gold Becoming Illegal?"There is a very curious new development with respect to gold. In many countries in Europe nobody can buy retail gold coins for bullion any more. Shops will buy, but nobody is selling. Banks who use to offer gold to the public have also shut down in Spain. If you leave Spain and have a lot of jewelry, they pull you over and want to weight it be it chains or whatever including watches."

Learning the Art of Situational Awareness May Keep You Alive"What if I were to tell you that one of the most important things you can do to keep yourself safe doesn’t have anything at all to do with your every day carry gear? Would you be surprised? Now, before you think that I’m off my rocker, I’m not suggesting that you should stop carrying your choice of self-defense gear. What I am suggesting is that a thing called “situational awareness” may be one of the single most important skills that you can develop when it comes to keeping yourself safe from potential threats. Developing this ability can help you stay safe in a doomsday type scenario but it can also help you right now in your day to day lives."

Free-range backyard chickens seem immune to the massive bird flu outbreak in chicken factories"According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as of May 14, only about 10 percent of confirmed bird flu cases have come from backyard operations. This is true even though the official response to any confirmed case is to search the surrounding area for birds (including people's homes) and then quarantine and test any birds found, including those in backyard flocks. In Iowa, for example, all flocks within 6.2 miles of an outbreak are tested. Of the 400 flocks tested to date, more than half have been backyard operations. Yet the trend continues: it's the factory-farmed birds getting sick."

Tent: GP Medium"After borrowing a military tent to host our tea and skeet shoot, Sir Knight and I knew that we wanted a tent of our own. We host numerous events every year and the military tent seemed to be the perfect venue. The tent we used for the shoot was a GP (General Purpose) Large. It was 18 feet wide and 52 feet long. Although perfect for that event, it was really too big for the majority of our needs. It was old (read HEAVY) and so cumbersome that it took at least 4 of us to effectively put it up and take it down. After returning the tent, Sir Knight and I began to search for a more manageable structure. What we found was a GP Medium. It is a much more realistic (for us) size (16" x 32") and constructed with rubber coated nylon versus cotton canvas."

Handguns For The Field"In recent years, despite the seeming nudge to the left our government has (in general) taken, laws and outlooks empowering American citizens to protect themselves have increased. Across the country there are now at least 37 states that have “shall issue” laws. In several states no permit is required to carry concealed and in other states – just recently – laws were passed that allowed for open carry without a permit (some states have had this for decades but citizens haven’t dared to do it for fear of police reaction). Along this vein, there have been recent debates about whether or not guns should be allowed in federal and state parks. When I was an active police officer (I’m retired now) I wouldn’t have thought about going camping without taking a gun. Why would I? Technically though, the law prohibited me from carrying in federal parks. Yes, I freely admit it: I ignored that law. I’d far rather have been “tried by twelve” than “carried by six”. I mean… let’s face it: if you’re camping out in the wilderness – and that’s what I’m talking about – it’s just silly to not have a firearm if you legally can. The country’s elected government finally agreed with me with the passage and signing of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (HR 218) which exempts police officers nationwide from concealed deadly weapons laws. It also covers retired officers who meet certain criteria."

Dawn of the Digital Preppers"It’s the end of the world, and somehow you and your Kindle have survived. Alone in your radiation-proof underground bunker, surrounded by canned foodstuffs, ammunition, and your trusty Crovel Extreme (a combination crowbar and shovel tool), you browse your virtual library. Would its contents be enough to sustain you for the rest of your life? Could these books provide a guide for rebuilding civilisation?"

Watermelon: Health Benefits, Nutrients & Recipes"Watermelon is a low-calorie, hydrating fruit that is a natural high antioxidant food, plus a source of vitamins and minerals that can help fight inflammation, free radical damage and prevent a number of serious illnesses. The benefits of watermelon include containing a high amount of lycopene, a certain type of carotenoid that is currently of great interest to researchers because of its known antioxidant capacity and various potential health benefits. Lycopene is responsible for giving many fruits and vegetables, including watermelon, their deep red or pink color. While researchers have always known that tomatoes are a great source of lycopene, recently watermelon has also moved into the spotlight as another wise food choice for supplying this critical nutrient for fighting free radical damage."

Sunscreen Manufacturers and Dermatologists Misinform The Public"If you align yourself with the misinformation that comes out of the sunscreen and cancer industries and combine that with the absurd advice from dermatologists, you get a wonderful cocktail of nonsense sure to accelerate any cancer you may be trying to prevent. Then again, that’s what the cancer industry wants. Not only does blocking the sun’s rays from reaching your skin dramatically reduce optimal vitamin D levels, but when you use any conventional sunscreen, it’s like spreading cancer right into your skin. Here’s why “sun damage” is a term you should erase from your vocabulary and learn how to avoid 6 harmful ingredients."

Former State Trooper Warns Of End Of The World As We Know It And The Final Move To Enslave The American People"Former Kansas State Trooper Greg Evensen takes the reigns of Hawk's radio show in the newly released videos below and discusses Jade Hem 15 and shares with us what he is being told by other members of the military and law enforcement in America: some of the worst scenarios they can imagine are beginning to come true as a result of the ongoing effort to collapse our society and demoralize our nation. Evensen tells us of the coming collapse of local government and infrastructure all the way to the highest levels due to the immorality of our leaders and our people and warns of major conflict within our Republic coming as we're now witnessing the final moves to enslave the American people. Evensen warns that we have collectively turned our nation over to the most vile, the most evil, the worst of humanity and because of that, from this point on, what is left is simply icing on the cake."

15 Million Cancer Cases Diagnosed in 2013"The number of new cases of cancer in the world is rising, according to a new report that looked at cancer in 118 countries. Globally, the number of new cancer cases increased from 8.5 million in 1990 to 14.9 million in 2013, the study found. (The world population rose from 5.3 billion to 7.1 billion during that time.) In addition, cancer is accounting for an increasingly greater proportion of deaths: In 1990, 12 percent of all deaths in the countries studied were due to cancer, but in 2013, it was 15 percent."

These ‘Big 6′ Chemical Companies Now Make 50,000 Different Pesticides"At what point can we start calling pesticide makers the true pests that need to be eradicated? At this point the number of pesticides in the world is beyond alarming; it’s (literally) sickening. In the UK, it has been estimated that enough pesticide is used to account for 420g for every woman, man, and child. In the US, the numbers are similar, if not even more extreme. Globally, there are now more than 50,000 different pesticides being manufactured with over 600 ‘active’ ingredients – and yet we still have pests. How can this be? The alarms have been sounding about the over-use of pesticides and herbicides for years now, and recently, the UK press has noted excessive pesticide levels in vegetables like carrots and lettuce, but they aren’t just in the obvious places. The Association of Preconceptual Care has discovered that pesticide dangers lurk in everything we put on our tables."

An EMP Attack Has Gone From Slightly Possible To Probable in the U.S."It is no surprise that there is a joint U.S. Air Force and Boeing electromagnetic pulse weapon, capable of targeting and destroying electrical systems referred to as the “Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project” (CHAMP) (Chang, 2015). Really, this is no surprise, what is surprising however, is the fact the project is plastered all over the news. Whatever happened to keeping your enemies in the dark? We have more than our share or enemies or “Frenemies” as the case may be, enemies that would love nothing better than to see us living in the dark, so a weapon such as this would be used."

How To.... Build a Double French Windlass Cooking Rig"A few years ago at the BCUK Bushmoot in South Wales I ran a class looking at different campfire cooking set ups. As well as showing the students my set ups I had asked them to bring along examples of their own if they could. One that caught my eye was from my friend Steve Mesquite Harrall. It consisted of two forked uprights and a top bar that could be turned to raise or lower a pot that was suspended beneath it on a piece of string."

How to build an earthquake survival bag"Today we’re gonna talk about what you should keep handy in an emergency bag if you live in a place that has earthquakes. You could keep this bag in your car but just make sure you have it where you could get to it if you get more than just some rumblings. This won’t be anything like this kit. Since 61% of you reading this will be reading this on mobile, here’s a quick list, which will all be explained in the article below in much more detail:"

Prepper Leadership – Do You Know What Role Is Best for You?"Preppers take great strides to prepare for bad times but I don’t know that simply “being prepared” or having a plan will necessarily make you a great prepper leader. Being prepared for the worst won’t guarantee that anyone else will view you as a leader either. The saying goes if you are leading and nobody is following you, then you are only taking a walk. I bring this up because I do think that some preppers expect to be in charge when the grid goes down and more than a few might be looking forward to the idea. They might be saying to themselves, “Hey I saved up all of these supplies and I made plans so I get to decide what happens now.” With this attitude they would be saying that it is their way or the highway no matter what. If this is you, it might be setting yourself up for a big disappointment and possibly worse."

Florida Makes Off-Grid Living Illegal – Mandates All Homes Must Be Connected To Electricity & Water Grid"Robin Speronis lives off the grid in Florida, completely independent of the city’s water and electric system. A few weeks ago, officials ruled her off-grid home illegal. Officials cited the International Property Maintenance Code, which mandates that homes be connected to an electricity grid and a running water source. That’s like saying our dependency on corporations isn’t even a choice. The choice to live without most utilities has been ongoing for Robin, the self-sufficient woman has lived for more than a year and a half using solar energy, a propane camping stove and rain water. In the end, she was found not guilty of not having a proper sewer or electrical system; but was guilty of not being hooked up to an approved water supply. Speronis is still being hassled by the municipality of Cape Coral for not having a connection to city water, nor proper sewage. That. regardless of the fact the city capped her sewers themselves. To live off the grid means to not have to hook up to any corporate or municipal utilities. If a municipality makes it illegal to disconnect from any given utility, they are in essence making off grid living illegal."

Texas farmers facing 'total loss for this year'"Texas' farmers were among the first to applaud the rain that abruptly halted a grueling multiyear drought that had tormented the region. But what began as a blessing has turned quickly into a disaster, as corn and wheat crops rot in flooded fields. "I think it is not all farmers, but some farmers are looking at a total loss for this year," said Mike Barnett, a spokesperson for the Texas Farm Bureau. "You have some situations where farmers had a bumper crop, and now they have next to nothing for the season." The downpour has doused Texas with 35 trillion gallons-about the amount it would take to cover the entire state in eight inches of water, according to NBC News."

1812: The Inconsequential War That Changed America Forever"Most adult Americans today are unaware of what caused the War of 1812, who started it, what the outcome was, or even who the belligerents were. If I recall correctly, my grade school / high school History Class covered The War Of 1812 — aka America’s Second War Of Independence, or America’s Forgotten War — for a total of maybe one week. And what a worthless week it was. Like most history teachers I’ve ever had, they turned an exciting story into a dry bundle of boring crap … focusing on memorizing dates and random events without getting to the real story behind the story; i.e. why did it happen, how does the war affect us today, and what can we learn from it? This is a crying shame because the war had a tremendous impact on American political development, territorial expansion, and national identity.A 19th century French historian said, “History studies not just facts and institutions, its real subject is the human spirit.” The word ‘history’ comes from the Greek, and literally means “knowledge acquired by investigation”. So, let us investigate the War Of 1812, and the spirit of humanity which caused it … and changed America forever."

Administration preps new gun regulations"The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration. The regulations range from new restrictions on high-powered pistols to gun storage requirements. Chief among them is a renewed effort to keep guns out of the hands of people who are mentally unstable or have been convicted of domestic abuse. “It’s clear President Obama is beginning his final assault on our Second Amendment rights by forcing his anti-gun agenda on honest law-abiding citizens through executive force,” said Luke O’Dell, vice president of political affairs at the National Association for Gun Rights. The Justice Department plans to issue new rules expanding criteria for people who do not qualify for gun ownership, according to the recently released Unified Agenda, which is a list of rules that federal agencies are developing."

Elderly face NHS discrimination under new UN death targets"Elderly people will be treated like second-class citizens and denied medical care under new targets which give priority to saving the lives of young people"(Sgt Trainer: The result of a National Health System, e.g., Universal Health Care! Don't say you weren't warned about "death panels"!)

Prepper Pre-Traumatic Stress Syndrome"Yes, you read the title correctly; and no, I’m not trying to be funny or downplay PTSD. Based on many conversations with fellow preppers, I’ve coined the term Pre- Traumatic Stress Syndrome for what could be generally referred to as prepper anxiety. Although preppers have not gone through a traumatic event to classify as “post-trauma”, many have fears (sometimes debilitating) of being unprepared for that SHTF moment. Does any of the following sound like you?'

US Has Taken In ¼ of the Population of Mexico"With the issue of immigration still hot on the political landscape following a federal court siding with Texas against Barack Obama’s illegal amnesty, Ann Coulter appeared on Fusion TV to speak with Jorge Ramos in an “honest debate” over immigration. Coulter then claimed that the US has taken in one-fourth of the population of Mexico via illegal and legal immigrants."

11 common health symptoms hint at global depopulation ‘slow kill’"If you take a look around, modern humanity is quite clearly facing an unprecedented crisis of deteriorating health. And beneath the surface, for those able and willing to see the truth, the various health conditions that increasingly plague the average man and woman appear to be intentionally inflicted as part of a covert effort to reduce the world’s population and create a paradise on Earth for the elites — with much fewer of the rest of us! The following 11 common health symptoms point to a sinister, “slow kill” agenda that’s been designed to quietly cull the masses without overt fanfare:"

Kiss It Goodbye: Social Security Benefits Will Be Cut In 2017"No matter who wins the White House in 2016, there’s no getting around it: Social Security benefits will be cut starting in 2017. A 1983 pact between President Reagan and the Democrat-led Congress to stave off an imminent Social Security financing crisis included a hike in the official retirement age from 65 to 67 somewhere in the far-off future."

Common And Powerful Healing Plants You Can Find In Your Back Garden"The first part of a series on herbalism and folk medicine. So many of us oppose GMOs, Big Pharma, pesticides being sprayed on our food, the poisoning of our air, water, soil and earth. We can’t stand the system, but we know we’d be screwed without it if we got sick. This is why discovering the long-lost art of plant medicine is so important. In search of alternatives, we have to rediscover what our ancestors knew so well: that pretty much every tree, bush, flower and herb we see around us can be used to heal various illnesses. These medicines still grow all around us to this day, on every continent on the planet, and learning how to use them is our birthright. Here’s a wonderful quote by one of my personal heroines, the famed herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy. She once wrote, with passion and conviction: “Man can never excel Nature in medical manufacture, because she makes the best ones. There is a herb (or several) to cure or relieve every ailment of man and animal, bird and insect; and herbs applied in agricultural practice will even cure crops of their diseases.”

﻿Sgt Trainer: Apologies for not posting yesterday. Our entire county experienced a power outage that lasted several hours due to weather. I am minimizing the use of images and excerpts on most links in order to get this posted in a timely manner since I am playing "catch-up". Thank you for your understanding and your continuing readership.)﻿

The 13-Step Path to Becoming a Better Survivalist"Getting better at wilderness survival, bushcraft, and urban survival techniques takes quite a bit of time, and besides that time, you’ll need some sound direction to get you there. Without direction, you likely won’t get very far with your goal, or improve on your skills very quickly. Following these 13 steps should help you reach your goal of becoming a better survivalist as best as possible."

Azithromycin"In a survival setting, I’ve often discussed the importance of having a way to prevent and treat infections that are often easy to deal with in modern times, but could be life-threatening when you are off the grid. It’s not only important to have these in your medical storage, but also to know how to know their indications, dosages, side effects, and other considerations regarding their use. In this next of a series on antibiotics and their applications in survival settings, we’ll discuss the most prescribed antibiotic to humans in the United States, at least in the year 2010: Azithromycin, commonly known as Z-pack in the United States."

How To: Burner Phone"Commonly known as a burner phone, a backup, essentially disposable phone isn't only useful for secret agents and criminals. There are a long list of reasons why having a spare phone with a different phone number might come in handy -- lose/break your primary cell phone, selling something via Craig's List, traveling and don't want to risk your $900 smart phone, and so on. Commo is your lifeline, so you want to do what you can to protect it. So--how to set up a burner phone? It's actually very easy and 100% legitimate and legal. Disclaimer: For lawful and responsible uses only - While you can get a bit of anonymity and privacy with a 'burner' phone like this, don't do anything dumb, offensive or illegal.

DIY Projects: 15 Ideas For Using Cinder Blocks"Cinder blocks are actually CMUs (an acronym for concrete masonry unit) i.e. large, rectangular bricks which are used in construction, but have a lot of other uses. We’ll explore 15 smart ideas for using cinder blocks for your homestead."

Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range has been chosen as the delivery vehicle

Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS jihadists: Declassified documents"U.S. intelligence documents released to a government watchdog confirms the suspicions that the United States and some of its so-called coalition partners had actually facilitated the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as an effective adversary against the government of the Syrian dictator President Bashar al-Assad."

Pentagon directive authorizes military forces against civilians — Was considered for use in Bundy standoff"A 2010 Pen­ta­gon direc­tive on mil­i­tary sup­port to civil­ian author­i­ties details what crit­ics say is a trou­bling pol­icy that envi­sions the Obama administration’s poten­tial use of mil­i­tary force against Amer­i­cans. The direc­tive con­tains non­con­tro­ver­sial pro­vi­sions on sup­port to civil­ian fire and emer­gency ser­vices, spe­cial events and the domes­tic use of the Army Corps of Engineers. The trou­bling aspect of the direc­tive out­lines pres­i­den­tial author­ity for the use of mil­i­tary arms and forces, includ­ing unarmed drones, in oper­a­tions against domes­tic unrest. “This appears to be the lat­est step in the administration’s deci­sion to use force within the United States against its cit­i­zens,” said a defense offi­cial opposed to the directive. Direc­tive No. 3025.18, “Defense Sup­port of Civil Author­i­ties,” was issued Dec. 29, 2010, and states that U.S. com­man­ders “are pro­vided emer­gency author­ity under this directive.”

What Are The Most Effective Natural Antibiotics?"Nature has provided thousands of natural medicines and natural antibiotics over millennia. Most people are unaware, but virtually all pharmaceutical medications originally came from the plants of the Earth. After they were proven effective in treating various ailments, the pharmaceutical industry then created synthetic variants which they could patent. In this way, they retained the exclusive rights to earn revenues from their patents over a specific period of time. The point is that every medicine under the sun originated as an herb or a spice, a tree leaf or shrub root, a berry or a fruit. Fortunately, some of these same medicinals function as very efficacious natural antibiotics. Especially when they are prepared properly, these potent medicines can produce the desired effects without many of the adverse side-effects associated with pharmaceutical-grade antibiotics. High-powered pharmaceutical antibiotics certainly have their place in today’s society. But the proliferation of so many antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria (as well as other infections) has warranted a new class of similar yet even more potent medications. There is a downside to many of these in that they can leave residues within the human body which sometimes require a deliberate process to remove or detoxify."

Coconut and Thyroid Connection: How It Supports Healthy Thyroid Function"I have people tell me all the time… “I can’t seem to lose weight no matter how much I exercise, I feel tired and I don’t know what is wrong with me.” Does this sound like you? A good place to start uncovering issues is to consider the efficiency of the thyroid. Often, even if your test results say you are fine, the thyroid is struggling to do its job. Without a properly functioning thyroid, it is nearly impossible to feel and look well. But, don’t dismay, there is a really simple, completely natural way to help your thyroid get back into the game."

Jade Helm and the Stalinist Methods Being Used to Enslave America"Every successful revolution follows three stages: (1) Winning the hearts and minds of the people; (2) Resisting illegitimate authority through civil disobedience; and, (3) All out war. America is being dragged into stage three by the occupation forces that have hijacked our government. Jade Helm is the manifestation of dragging America into a stage three confrontation before the people have had a chance to build a coalition through successfully completing the first two stages. This is the strategy that Stalin employed as he enslaved an entire nation and history is indeed repeating itself."

Hundreds of Security Badges Missing From Atlanta Airport"Hundreds of ID badges that let airport workers roam the nation's busiest hub have been stolen or lost in the last two years, an NBC News investigation has found. While experts say the missing tags are a source of concern because they could fall into the wrong hands, officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport insist they don't pose "a significant security threat."

Sanitation in the City: What To Do When the Toilet Won’t Flush"Did you ever stop to put some thought into the flushing power of your toilet? It’s one of those things we in modern society take for granted. We use the restroom, then we flush, wash our hands, and forget it. But during extreme scenarios, this isn’t always so easy. When researching my book, The Prepper’s Water Survival Guide, I spent a lot of time reading about water, sanitation, and waterborne illness. These issues are all closely linked, and it’s vital to find solutions. If you’re on a septic system, you have a safe place for your waste to go during most types of disasters, assuming you have additional water on hand for flushing. But, in the city, on a public sewer system, there exists the possibility that a situation could arise during which flushing is not an option."

Martin Armstrong Reports on a Secret Meeting in London to Ban Cash"At this point, anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention to the central planning economic totalitarians running the fraudulent global financial system is aware of the blatant push in the media to acclimate the masses to accepting a “cashless society.” In the mind of an economic tyrant, banning cash represents the holy grail. Forcing the plebs onto a system of digital fiat currency transactions offers total control via a seamless tracking of all transactions in the economy, and the ability to block payments if an uppity citizen dares get out of line. While we’ve all seen the idiotic arguments for banning cash, i.e., it will allow central planners to more efficiently centrally plan economies into the ground, Martin Armstrong is reporting on a secret meeting in London with the aim of getting rid of any economic privacy that remains by ending cash."

Cleveland Police Are Latest Targets of Marxist-Driven Demands for Nationalized Policing"Al Sharpton is demanding nationalized police over the Cleveland incident in which a white police officer was acquitted of killing two black offenders. The Revolutionary Communist Party is out in the streets of Cleveland with other paid protesters in the Marxist-driven and Obama-supported police brutality protests. In December the DOJ cited Cleveland for excessive force and they have obviously been looking for a case to back them up, otherwise this is just too convenient. The U.S. Justice Department said its civil rights division, the U.S. attorney’s office and the FBI were reviewing testimony and evidence from the state trial and would determine if federal action would be taken. Most believe this is a good idea. Al Sharpton is calling for his national police force again."

Ecuador Socializes Private Pension Funds"Workers will be obligated to surrender their life savings to the government. Teachers and other unionized workers have had to provide the Bank of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (Biess) savings they have accumulated on their own to improve their lousy public pensions."

U.S. Navy Vet: Veterans Affairs Gun Locks ‘Another Obama Back Door Gun Control Measure’"Former United States Navy Veteran, Certified National Recruiter, and Commander of the Elm Grove Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Vernon Anderson told Breitbart News exclusively that the Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Gun Lock push is “another Obama back door gun control measure.” According to an earlier NPR report noting veteran suicide statistics, “The VA is trying to help with a program that offers gun locks to veterans for free. The thinking is that if they lock their guns up they might not reach for them in the spur of the moment.” But many critics argue this is a government form used to get veterans to identify if they own a firearm, creating a federal registry."

New Non-Invasive Alzheimer’s Treatment FULLY Restores Memory Function"For an individual to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it’s more than being frustrated and confused at the forgetting of names, it’s to live with a disease that dramatically increases one’s risk of death. According to ALZ, Alzheimer’s, the #6 cause of death in the United States, presently takes more lives than prostate and breast cancers combined! In fact, it is reported to affect 50 million individuals worldwide. But thanks to a team from the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at the University of Queensland, Australia, a promising solution might soon exist. After trials showed a FULL restoration of memory in 75% of the tested lab mice, the team invested real hope into the idea that this disease might soon be treated conventionally."

U.S. pushback against Muslim refugees 'growing'"WND has discovered what amounts to the government playbook for countering the rising “backlash” against the secret planting of Muslim refugees into cities and towns across America. The 2013 report anticipated two years ago that resistance would increase to the seeding of communities with Muslim refugees if counter measures were not undertaken. The report was prophetic."

How to Boil Water in the Ground"As preppers, we may be prepared for many situations, but what would happen if you found yourself in a survival situation with no drinking water? Worse, no drinking water and no method to purify it. If water is available you could take the chance of drinking it, sustaining yourself for a bit longer, but at the risk of getting very sick. Boiling water is the best method of killing pathogens in a pinch, but what do you do when you have no container in which to boil it? Check out this video, it takes resourcefulness to a new level."

Here Is Why You Should Drink Water From A Copper Cup"Ayurvedic texts recommend drinking water that is stored in copper canisters, because it is believed that the copper has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Copper is a mineral essential for our body, and medical studies have shown the benefits of drinking water stored in copper pots. According to a study from 2012-the year, storing contaminated water in copper pots up to 16 hours at room temperature, significantly reduces the presence of harmful microbes, so many that the researchers concluded that the copper is the solution for the purification of drinking water, especially in developing countries. Another study showed that copper surfaces in a hospitals killed 97% of the ICU bacteria that can cause infection, which resulted in a 40% reduction in infection rates. Sadhguru, an Indian yogi, mystic, philanthropist said – “If you hold water in a copper bowl, preferably overnight or for at least four hours, the water takes certain qualities from the copper that are primarily good for your liver, but also for your health and energy in general.”

Is CPS Kidnapping Children For Pharma Drug Trial Experiments?"The U.S. federal government has mandated drug research with children. The need for children to participate in drug company research is high, and the temptation to overstep parental rights to force children to participate is great. Researchers publicly admit using money and other rewards to obtain participation of children in their drug trials. Organizations that advocate for the rights of parents to make decisions regarding their children’s healthcare are finding that foster children in CPS custody are being enrolled in drug experiments without parental approval. State Child Protective Services are enrolling children in drug experiments without parental approval or court orders. However, those who conduct these drug experiments for pharmaceutical companies, and those who are charged with monitoring such research, do not see a problem with their recruitment methods."

Disappearing In a Crowd: Staying Off the Radar Once the SHTF"According to Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov it only takes one tenth of a second for people to form an impression when they first meet a stranger. The study also concludes that “longer looks” at a stranger will not sway the first impression (Wargo, 2006). The first impression can be a lasting impression, and there are no “do over’s”.Fair or not, like it or not, we all are being judged continually. We all are being sized up, if you will, by strangers, acquaintances and law enforcement as we move about during our daily lives. We are judged by our actions, our looks, and race and by our political and religious affiliations.In some cases, people imagine others may be a threat based solely on looks, race, clothing, tattoos, hair, and other features. People are bombarded with images of the so-called bad guys on television, in the news and in the movies and the images carry over into their daily lives, and thus people are on the “look-out”. Profiling, looking for danger and being on the look-out for threats will only increase once the SHTF."

US Government Admits Americans Have Been Overdosed on Fluoride"The US government has finally admitted they’ve overdosed Americans on fluoride and, for first time since 1962, are lowering its recommended level of fluoride in drinking water. About 40 percent of American teens have dental fluorosis, a condition referring to changes in the appearance of tooth enamel—from chalky-looking lines and splotches to dark staining and pitting—caused by long-term ingestion of fluoride during the time teeth are forming. In some areas, fluorosis rates are as high as 70-80 percent, with some children suffering from advanced forms. The former recommendation called for a fluoride level of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of water. The new upper limit set by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 0.7 mg/L, to prevent these visible signs of toxic overexposure."

Congress Passes Bills When Key Members Can’t Vote, Most Going Unread"Recently, Congressman Thomas Massie came to speak at the University of Cincinnati. He was the keynote speaker for the Young American for Liberty’s Ohio State conference. Massie gave an eye opening speech on how the House of Representatives works. One of his most revealing stories centered around his 500-yard run that he frequently makes from his office to the House floor. For those that are not aware, Congress passes a lot of bills! In the 112th Congress, there were 561 bills that passed in one year. If we do some basic math, Congress is in session for 132 days and in that time they pass 561 bills, meaning they are passing roughly 4 bills a day. An example of one of these bills is the 600-page Highway Flood Student Loan bill that was given to the Senate the day of the vote. On top of that the bill had 23 additional amendments. Congressman Massie explained that voice votes are frequently used to pass motions, amendments, and resolutions. There are several problems with taking voice votes on important issues. First, the voice vote does not hold politicians accountable for their votes. Many of our congressmen that we send to Washington are voting against what they ran on, but we do not have a record of all of these votes. The second problem with this method of voting is that it is solely at the discretion of the House Chair. Under normal circumstances, this would be Speaker of the House John Boehner. He is the only one that is allowed to interpret the vote."

8 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Gut-Healing Yogurt"If you aren’t eating yogurt on a daily basis, you might be shortchanging your health. There’s no easier way to get some healthy bacteria in your system than to enjoy some rich, delicious, full-fat yogurt loaded of active cultures. If your gut is damaged, a daily dose of yogurt can actually repair the damage. Not only that, but a good quality yogurt can:"

Free to download, an expert guide to seed-saving"AROUND NOW, THE HOOKS on my mudroom walls offer no space for coats (though the weather hints I’ll be needing mine). Too many paper shopping bags are hanging there instead (photo above), one after another with faded, upside-down plants inside, meant to let go of their increasingly dry seed. That’s my primitive tactic, but there are better ways to save seed, and the Organic Seed Alliance shares them—from which variety you grow with eventual saving in mind, to maintaining that crop in the garden, to drying and even storing it–in a free, 30-page book-like pdfdownload loaded with both the botanical science and sensible tips, too."

Basics of Making Sausage"We have been trying to expand our skills at curing meats, making specialty meat products and making sausages especially from wild game. We started with the simplest versions of fresh sausage, then progressed to stuffing natural casings to make sausage links and then started smoking the links. We have made fresh breakfast sausage, sweet Italian sausage, smoked Keilbasa, smoked Andouille, smoked elk sticks and boudain."

Your Office Bug Out Bag / Get Home Bag"SO many of us think of bugging out of our home to get to a safe predetermined location. But how many people have a bug out bag to get out of the work place and back home? Some people call this a “Get Home Bag.” This is a great bag to keep that “escape and evade clothing” that I talked about in the prior chapter. But also it is wise to have other items like some food, water, meds, tools, weapons, etc."(Sgt Trainer: A very good article with recommendations.)

The Silver Bullet: Making Your Own Colloidal Silver"Silver has been used medicinally and preventatively for centuries. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, and Pliny the Elder, a Roman scholar, both wrote of the use of silver to treat wounds and prevent disease. Water, milk and vinegar were stored in silver containers to maintain freshness and prevent contamination since ancient times. As recently as the 1900s, people placed silver coins in milk to keep it from spoiling. It is even used in the water supply at the International Space Station as a disinfectant. Burn wards use bandages soaked in a silver solution to prevent infection when treating 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Today, colloidal silver, a suspension of particles of silver ion in distilled water, is available from most health food stores. It can be used externally as a spray, to disinfect and aid in the healing of wounds or rashes. Taken internally it can be used as a general immune system booster or in higher doses, as a natural antibiotic. It has been shown to aid in healing everything from the common cold to cancer."

Street Combat – This Ain’t No Game! – Part 7 of 9, by Pat Cascio"I NEVER THOUGHT… I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people on t.v. news programs crying and saying, “I never thought it could (or would) happen here.” Excuse me, is anyone out there? Violent crimes can and do happen, right where you never thought they would or could happen. You must be prepared for the unexpected. If you’re prepared for the unexpected, then it won’t be unexpected."

.45 ACP Lethal… A Long Ways!"IraqVeteran8888 continues his “how long is XXX lethal to?” video this time going up in bullet diameter to .45 inches. The nearly half-inch bullet is lethal to a surprisingly long way. While limited by their own accuracy (I will give them credit for trying to shoot .45 out of a handgun or rifle over 200 yards), the round is more than effective for long-range lobbing."

Separating Food Facts from Food Factoids"A factoid is a datum that is unproven and probably false, but repeated so often by assumed authorities that it’s accepted as true. Regardless of how many authorities think their dietary suggestions are factual, there are still some mythical factoids that are included in many articles on health, especially but not exclusively from mainstream sources. Many of the mythical factoids presented benefit the processed food and medical business models. The idea that dosage determines toxicity is a centuries old standard that is false. It is still used today by a majority of health “experts” and government agencies to assume that if you don’t get violently ill or die immediately after consuming toxic ingredients, those ingredients are safe. The gradual disintegration of our immune systems and inner-terrain homeostasis is ignored, so those ingredients are considered safe for processed foods and beverages, including tap water."

Chlorophyll May Enable Your Cells To Capture Sunlight Energy"What if conventional wisdom regarding our most fundamental energy requirements has been wrong all along and we can directly harness the energy of the Sun when we consume ‘plant blood’? Plants are amazing, aren’t they? They have no need to roam about hunting other creatures for food, because they figured out a way to capture the energy of the Sun directly through these little light-harvesting molecules known as chlorophyll; a molecule, incidentally, which bears uncanny resemblance to human blood because it is structurally identical to hemoglobin, other than it has a magnesium atom at its core and not iron as in red blooded animals."

Another Gift from Obama’s Amnesty: MS-13 Gang Epidemic"As the head of the executive branch of the Federal Government, the U.S. president is supposed to be responsible for protecting the citizens of this country. That statement needs to be dumbed down…er clarified for Obama, to make it clear that the citizens he is responsible for protecting are U.S. citizens… and not murderous MS-13 gang members that come here from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Via Investor’s Business Daily:"

Stunning Facts Preppers Need to Know About Leeches in 3 Min"Warning:Some of the images shown were taken at the time of surgery and are graphic. You might want to skip this post if you have a weak stomach. For years it’s been believed leeches do not carry diseases capable of infecting humans. This is slowly changing. While rare, infections and complications do occur. We will discuss which fish antibiotics to use in those cases, as well as how to remove leeches and treat the prolonged bleeding caused by their bites."

23 Things Preppers Shouldn’t Throw Away"Preppers are preparing to survive in a world where modern conveniences are obsolete. After the SHTF, we won’t be able to run to the corner market to pick up milk, bread, and other staples. This is why we store so much food. However, have you thought about how you will replace all the other things we use on a daily basis–containers, cookware, clothing, and other items? It’s important to have a “repurposing” mindset. Many of the things you have and use today can be used again. Before you throw things away, you need to think twice about it. For all you know, your trash today could very well be your treasure tomorrow. Here are some examples of things you should stop throwing away and start setting aside for the future. Remember, during long-term disasters almost everything has a use."

Can Stored Water Go Bad?"The short answer is: “Yes”. The long answer is the subject of this post. In the abstract, if you have a clean container with nothing but water in it, and the container is sealed, the water should keep indefinitely. It starts with no bacteria. It is sealed, so no bacteria can enter. And there would be nothing in the container that any bacteria could use as food, to multiply. But that scenario is unrealistic.(Sgt Trainer: The last part of the above paragraph can be misleading. It is not necessarily unrealistic. I've stored water in both the blue 15 and 55 gallon water containers for 7 years before I moved. I put the necessary amounts of unscented bleach in each barrel and closed them off with the screw-on caps that came with them. I checked them initially each month. After six months, I stopped checking. When I subsequently moved...the water in them was still as fresh and good as when I filled them. If you can leave them in a dry cool place and don't bother them, they should still be good for you. Granted, they were filled with tap water, but I had Big Berkey water filters, including the arsenic and fluoride filters, and the plan was to filter the water before consuming it anyway.)

Prominent Lt. General Tells Dave Hodges of the Coming Civil War"Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to speak to the Chino Valley, AZ. chapter of the Oathkeepers. I came away convinced that I shared a room, for 90 minutes, with people who grasp the importance of the times that we are living in and these former law enforcement and military personnel are dedicated to convincing today’s LEO’s and military to not take up arms against the American people when ordered to do so. I am further convinced that we are beginning to enter a period of time where some in the military are questioning their military mission regarding Jade Helm which means that after months of keeping our collective journalistic eye on the ball, the work is beginning to pay off."

Sgt Trainer: I view Memorial Day as a time to not only remember those who served (and/or died), but to also remind myself of the Oath I took when I joined the military. For those who may not know about the OathKeepers, here are their "Orders We Will Not Obey":

1. We will NOT obey orders to disarm the American people. 2. We will NOT obey orders to conduct warrantless searches of the American people .3. We will NOT obey orders to detain American citizens as “unlawful enemy combatants” or to subject them to military tribunal. 4. We will NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a “state of emergency” on a state. 5. We will NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty. 6. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps. 7. We will NOT obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext. 8. We will NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on U.S. soil against the American people to “keep the peace” or to “maintain control." 9. We will NOT obey any orders to confiscate the property of the American people, including food and other essential supplies. 10. We will NOT obey any orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble, and to petition their government for a redress of grievances. Click here to read full length version.

Jeff Nielson: The Complete Criminalization Of Our System"[If you really study the patterns] you can actually see when they turn on and off the algorithm program used to manipulate the gold and silver markets. – Jeff Nielson, Shadow of Truth. Rule of Law has been completely abandoned by the Government and business elite. What remains is a citizenry in this country that has been largely dumbed-down and taught to ignore or deny the reality unfolding right before its eyes. What’s left is an elitist club of political and corporate “leaders” who are using every possible means to keep our system from collapsing, enabling them to steal or confiscate every last crumb of middle class wealth. If you don’t have enough spare cash to own your own Washington, DC politician, you are middle class – you are not part of “The Club.” The Shadow of Truth hosted a fascinating conversation (at least we found it fascinating) with Jeff Nielson of Bullion Bulls Canada."

Wal Mart Home Office Admits Jade Helm 15 Ties - "There's Plenty Of Those (Wal Mart Stores) Available To Them - They've Got That Handled Already""While All News Pipeline continues to receive photographs from readers across the country of strange happenings at Wal Marts and military convoys, the 1st video below from videographer HighImpactFlix should finally silence the govt agents and trolls attempting to debunk ties between Jade Helm 15, the US Military and Wal Marts across the country as an employee from Wal Marts home office makes the eye-opening admission himself about Wal Marts ties to the US military and the US military's ability to use Wal Mart stores across the country if they so desire.If you only have time to listen to a short portion of this video, begin at the 3 minute 7 second mark for the admission that should finally silence the trolls; if you have time to listen to the entire video, listen to how the tone of this guys voice changes when asked about Jade Helm 15 from earlier in the conversation. This one should be a game changer. Much more below videos including new pictures sent to ANP by a reader in Texas showing what could be a 'prison cell' and more shipping containers at a still-openWalmart in Texas."﻿(Sgt Trainer: The article contains information and videos that you should be aware of.)﻿

How to Treat Smoke Induced Shortness of Breath in Preppers"Having an inhaler in your med kit can make all the difference in treating breathing problems inevitable during smoke filled apocalyptic disasters. Our last post discussed treating Sinusitis during these terrible times. Now we’ll extend our discussion to the lungs – and see that an inhaler can be one of the most valuable additions to your medical preps. Smoke inhalation causes bronchoconstriction, which can be heard as a squeaking noise called wheezing. When severe, the person can have difficulty catching their breath, and traveling long distances over land becomes impossible. Sometimes your respirator or mask will not be enough to completely protect you from heavy smoke. In those cases you’ll want to reach for an inhaler."(Sgt Trainer: This is a must read regardless of whether you have anyone in your family that needs one.)

TTP, TTIP, TISA “Trade” Deals: “Fast Track” Violates the U.S. Constitution"U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, #2: ”The President … shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.” The 50-vote-Senate provision of current Fast Track is unconstitutional if it allows anything of a “treaty” nature to be passed, because the two-thirds-Senate rule for any treaty is in the Constitution and would need first to be eliminated by the Amendment process in order for it to be able to be removed — and this has not been done."

Leaked Report Profiles Military, Police Members of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs"Nuclear power plant technicians, senior military officers, FBI contractors and an employee of “a highly-secretive Department of Defense agency” with a Top Secret clearance. Those are just a few of the more than 100 people with sensitive military and government connections that law enforcement is tracking because they are linked to “outlaw motorcycle gangs.” (Image below is a photo from the ATF report on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.)

Tips for Treating Sinusitis with Fish Antibiotics"Sinus infections are a predictable manifestation of the smoke and destruction inseparable from war and catastrophe. Preppers should know how to treat this condition, as odds are, you’ll be affected by it during the initial days of a disaster. It’s the headaches mixed with profound congestion making these infections so enjoyable. Add in the difficulty breathing from accompanying bronchitis or pneumonia, and you’ll have the knock-out punch than can immobilize group members for weeks. For the prepper, traveling over land with a head cold is a type of misery best avoided. Most attempts at warding off the monster fail. Particularly when the smoke literally never clears."

Feds and Cops Busted as Hacker Dump Exposes Ties to Adult-Dating Site"UK’s Channel 4 News confirmed first this week that the website had been hacked and that the information of approximately 3.9 million users had been leaked, including online handles, email addresses and sexual preferences of account holders. Now as that data is perused, new details are emerging that raise questions about what government workers are doing with their official accounts. Among account holders identified through the leaked details include individuals with emails linked to the United States Department of Homeland Security, the FAA, the government of Augusta, Georgia; the state of Virginia and the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC."

A MOST DISTURBING INFOGRAPHIC ABOUT THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM"The United States has the most prisons in the world in order to house the highest number of incarcerated people in the world. 707 per every 100,000 people can be found in a prison. Out of every 100 citizens, 3 work in the justice system. 1 in 9 State employees works in corrections. How this vast prison system evolved is examined by looking back at what there was before modern prisons existed."

Military Reveals Martial Law and Dissident Extraction Plans for US Citizens"Over the past two months, many of us in the Independent Media have said it again and again, Jade Helm is about subjugating the American people who will one day rise up to what is coming. As the American people are kept in the dark about the true nature of Jade Helm, members of the Independent Media have been very consistent about pointing out that Jade Helm, because of its involvement of Special Operations Forces, the “drill” is clearly designed to practice political dissident extractions which would be executed prior to the imposition of martial law. This is a simple and logical conclusion to draw because this is what Navy Seals, Green Berets, etc. do in pre-combat activities. The involvement of ARSOF in Jade Helm as a primary player, speaks clearly to intent. What I never counted on would be the fact that Jade Helm would ever let any part of these kinds of activities to ever become public. The military has now allowed planned political dissident extractions to become verifiably public, and most amazingly, they did so with the release of video that the military, itself, would make, produce and then disseminate. Gigantic war games, along with a massive military convoy, are commencing in Colorado, prior to the start of the supposed start of Jade Helm 15 exercises in July which has now been officially moved up to June 15th. This ancillary Jade Helm drill is called “Raider Focus” and it is turning Southern Colorado and the Independent Media on its ear."﻿(Sgt Trainer: Read the entire article at the link.)﻿

Exclusive ANP Pictures Of Closed Florida Wal-Mart - Is This A Prison Cell? Retired Brigadier General Speaks Out On Jade Helm"The study done by the University of Texas at Austin is called 'The Secret Life Of The Container: Evidence From Texas' and it documents the many ways that shipping containers can be used; one of them specifically states they can be used as portable prison cells. Patent # US4599829 tells us more about these 'modular container building systems' and shares with us a 'preferred embodiment' for these containers: In one preferred embodiment there are inmate cell units and hallway units arranged to form a highly functional prison or correction facility sub-structure.While it's quite possible that the modular unit seen above will only be used as a portable office for someone who will soon be working at this closed Wal-Mart site in Brandon, Florida, 'conspiracy theories' have emerged about mysterious shipping containers showing up at closed Wal-Marts across the country including this recent blog posting by SeashoreMary who asks if Jade Helm 15 and the shipping containers being seen at several closed Wal-Marts are connected. She provides us with mind-opening proof that they are already being used by federal governments in Australia and New Zealand to house prisoners to add to the evidence from 'The Secret Life Of The Container' paper linked in 1st paragraph above."

The JADE In Jade Helm 15 Is An AI SOFTWARE Program"“JADE” is an AI quantum computing technology that produces holographic battlefield simulations and has the ability to use vast amounts of data being collected on the human domain to generate human terrain systems in geographic population centric locations to identify and eliminate targets, insurgents, rebels or whatever labels that can be flagged as targets in a Global Information Grid for Network Centric Warfare environments."

Wolf Trap – Act I – Habeas Corpus – Scene 2 – Who is in Charge Now?"Setting the Stage: Ten years after the Ashwander Decision, an Act of Congress established a far more authoritative agency structure, creating a Fourth Branch of Government. Though intended to affect less than 1% of the population, or so they said, it now affects nearly every one of us."

MysteriousSinkholeAppearsonUSGolfCourse"A mysterious sinkhole has been discovered near a pond at the entrance of the Top Rock Golf Course near the resort town of Branson in Missouri, sources said. Stretching 80 feet wide, the pit is thought to have formed when two separate sinkholes developed together near the entrance to the golf course. No one was reportedly hurt when the sinkhole, which is 30 feet deep, formed."

Two Easy-to-Make Probiotic Drinks That Heal The Gut"As I’ve recently written an article, How to Turn Milk Into Healthy Probiotic Medicine, that discussed the body’s need for beneficial bacteria in order to maintain healthy gut flora. Yogurt is probably the most popular probiotic rich food, although making it at home does require precision and time. To add to the options of making yogurt or kefir, there are other probiotic recipes that are a bit simpler and do not require the use of dairy. This article will focus on two of my favorite probiotic drinks: kvass and Kombucha. Both have origins in Eastern Europe and Asia, are a simple to make, and are a low-calorie way to increase your daily probiotic intake. Even if you don’t have time to prepare some of the more complicated probiotic foods, such as sauerkraut or pickles, or if you don’t want to consume dairy, you might find that preparing these two probiotic drinks is extremely easy and offers a great alternative to the more complicated recipes or expensive supplements."

Buying Local Honey: What You Need to Know"One of my favorite long-term food choices in our pantry is honey. Storing honey is a popular choice amongst preppers. After all, its versatility coupled with the capacity to last a lifetime is a perfect investment for your long-term food stores. Many are aware of the additives put into honey and ultra-filtering that inevitably removes all of the health benefits it possesses in its natural state. In fact, recent laboratory tests have revealed that 76% of the honey purchased in common chain grocery stores has been ultra filtered."

12 old wives’ tales that are actually true"The wisdom of old wives has developed over centuries of life and human experience – and while many of these have now been proven by modern science to be mere superstition, some of them do have some surprising scientific merit! Here we present 12 old wives tales that science has proven have merit and may surprise you:"

Alabama joins Florida, Georgia, and Alaska and passes the Convention of States resolution"The Alabama state motto is “We dare defend our rights,” and that sentiment was on display today in the Alabama State Capitol. Earlier this afternoon, Alabama become the first state in 2015 to pass the Convention of States application to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. The Senate passed HJR 112 today, which had been first passed by the House a few weeks ago. Then, because of minor amendments to the resolution, it was sent back to the House where it passed by a vote of 92-7."

Florida Expands Gun Owners’ Rights During Emergencies"Florida gun owners who do not have concealed-weapons permits could pack their firearms for two days during an emergency evacuation, under a law signed on Thursday by Governor Rick Scott. The measure was among 44 bills passed during the recently concluded legislative session and approved on Thursday by the Republican governor. Florida has had a concealed-weapon permit system since 1987 for licensed gun owners. The new measure expands the law to include non-licensees who are forced to leave their homes during hurricanes, wildfires or other emergencies. Opponents of the bill said evacuations were already high-stress situations and that guns would make public shelters more dangerous. Supporters argued that guns left at home would be easy prey for looters during an evacuation. The 48-hour limit was added at the request of police agencies, who did not want to give unlicensed gun owners an open-ended time to carry concealed pistols. It could be extended if the governor increases the duration of an emergency evacuation order. (Editing by David Adams and Peter Cooney)"

Why Is Bird Flu Hitting Millions of CAFO Birds but Sparing Backyard Flocks?"Editor’s Note: Bird flu is hitting an unprecedented number of CAFO lot chickens right now, but the situation is being reported in the mainstream media as a mystery. Why are backyard flocks escaping the virulent bird flu that’s wiping out millions of caged birds in biosecure metal buildings? Is it because birds raised in fresh air and sunshine are more capable of fighting off viruses? If that was true then why are the wild waterfowl: ducks and geese, etc., catching the deadly flu? Or maybe they’re not. Something is just not adding up here… Could it be, as one commenter suggested below, intentional to make the price of meat and eggs skyrocket?"

California Governor Prepares Citizens for Coming ‘Toilet to Tap’ Concept"It’s far from the first time Californians have had to consider a “toilet to tap” water situation — something many deem an unsavory thought — but with the state in the thick of a historic drought and facing water restrictions, the governor seems to be warming up to the idea and is prepping citizens to do so as well. Gov. Jerry Brown asked local business and political leaders this week think about how astronauts keep fresh water on the International Space Station. “You’ve got to recycle,” he said. “I know people don’t like ‘toilet to tap,’ but it is memorable, it is memorable,” he said, drawing laughs. The Orange County Water District is among the early adopters of “toilet to tap,” expanding its wastewater recycling program last year. Orange County doesn’t funnel its recycled water directly back into taps though, but uses it to replenish its natural underground water supply."

America’s Survival Depends on Stopping Jade Helm"In a popular 1950’s movie, a small town doctor discovered the human race was being replaced one by one, with alien clones devoid of emotion. People would go to sleep and wake up after to find that the alien spores had taken over their mind and body. This movie which was produced in the 1950’s, was originally intended to be a strong message against communism and that if we fell asleep as a nation, we would one day awaken to a nation that had been hijacked by the communists. The warning is applicable today, but it is not alien spores that we need to be concerned about. In the modern day, we have gone to sleep and awakened to the fact that we have been conquered by the globalists. This article examines why Americans are being replaced by automation, illegal immigrants and this is being motivated by an autocratic oligarchy that wants to reduce the population by up to 90%. Jade Helm is an important step in the manifestation of this plot against America and ultimately against the world. Sometimes, it is good to be reminded about the reasons behind why we fight."

Wolf Trap – Act I – Habeas Corpus Scene 1 – Limited Federal Jurisdiction"Setting the Scene: This Act is a series of scenes that will lead up to the events, the paper chase, that are going on in Montana, in an effort to persuade the Court to recognize that rights of William wolf and the limitations of federal authority, as conceived by the Founders. It will provide an understanding of what was, why it was, and what happened to deceive us into believing that it no longer existed. It will conclude with the ongoing effort to restore the proper relationship between the federal government and us."

Obama Signs Bill Creating “Amber Alert” System for Violence Against Police Officers"On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed a new bill intended to help keep better track of violent attacks against law enforcement. S.665 is also known as the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015, named for two NYPD officers killed late last year. It will set up infrastructure at the local, state, and federal level to keep meticulous track of acts committed against police. According to Congress’ website, the bill will create a Department of Justice-sponsored “Blue Alert” system, which mirrors the Amber Alert system created to locate abducted children. The bill defines “Blue Alert” as: “…information sent through the network relating to: (1) the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty, (2) an officer who is missing in connection with the officer’s official duties, or (3) an imminent and credible threat that an individual intends to cause the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer. On one hand, there is already a system in place to record the deaths of police officers. The FBI issues a national, annual report that details the number of officers killed and attacked (it also lists accidental deaths). Last year, 51 officers were killed on the job. Absent from the new bill was any attempt to record the numbers of murders committed by law enforcement. The deficiency in recording these figures is far more severe than recording deaths of cops. This is because the only numbers the federal government keeps on civilians are reported on a voluntary basis by local departments. Out of 17,000 local departments in America, only about 750 report heir data. In contrast, there is a high probability that departments are more eager to report the deaths of their own than the ones they cause."

Gun Owners of America (GOA) Victory in the U.S. Supreme Court"The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday decided Henderson v. United States — a case where Gun Owners of America and its foundation have been very active. The Court’s unanimous (9-0) ruling further protects Second Amendment rights and erects a higher barrier against the confiscation of firearms. The case involved Tony Henderson, a former Border Patrol agent with a previous pot conviction. Because of his felony, the government tried to take his firearms collection, which totaled more than $3,500. “In protecting an individual right to keep and bear arms, the Second Amendment secures a right of private property in those arms that are protected by the Amendment.” — GOA brief in Henderson v. United States, (p. 19)"

Say Goodbye To Homemade Guns If These New Bills Pass"Only law enforcement and the military would have access to body armor if a California Congressman gets his way. Democratic Rep. Mike Honda (D-California) would also like to ban the sale of “lower receivers” that are used to make homemade AR-15s and require the regulation of other homemade firearms in some of the most restrictive gun control legislation ever introduced in Congress. Honda introduced all three bills on the same day earlier this year. “These bills are sensible, reasonable measures to limit the damage that can be inflicted by guns and those who mean harm with them,” Honda said. “We have seen too many people injured and killed by guns to just stand by and do nothing. These bills will modernize our gun laws to reflect how weapons are currently getting into the wrong hands.” The Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, HR 378, would “amend the federal criminal code to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor,” according to a bill summary. The ban includes helmets and shields. Presumably, anyone who already has purchased such armor would be in violation of the law."

Most Prescribed Drugs And Their Natural Counterparts"We don’t have to live in a medicated world, but we certainly choose to. The crux of the matter is that we refuse to proactively think about prevention because we reactively commit to treating the symptoms of underlying health problems. This is the allopathic model. We want the quick fix so we can continue our poor lifestyle and dietary habits. It doesn’t have to be this way, but it is. We can blame doctors, the medical institutions and healthcare systems all we want, but self-responsibility is our only recourse if we are ever to surface from this mess. There are no excuses–if you’re taking one of these drugs, consult with a Natural Health Practitioner this week about phasing out your medication and phasing in these powerful natural foods and remedies."

My Choice For A Rifle System And Caliber"“What rifle do you use?” is one of the most frequently asked questions I get via email or on FB. One of the reasons is probably due to the pics people see from different classes I’ve taught (I regularly carry my M1A SOCOM, an AKMS, or an M4). Then comes the inevitable, “If you could only pick one, what would it be?” My answer is usually prefaced with “It depends on what your scenario/situation is, and it depends on YOU.” My choice for a Survival/Combat rifle is the M14/M1A system, and the .308WIN/7.62Nato chambering (yes, it was also available in 7MM08 and .243WIN)."

Wildlife, pristine beaches focus of 'aggressive' oil spill cleanup"Oil pipeline company officials said Wednesday that as many as 105,000 gallons of crude oil may have spilled from a ruptured pipeline on the California coast. The 24-inch pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coast, leaking the oil near Refugio State Beach, a protected state park, just before Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer tourist season. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline based the estimate -- what it called a worst-case scenario -- on the typical flow rate of oil and the elevation of the pipeline, said Rick McMichael, the company's director of pipeline operations. The pipeline is still underground, so it will take a few days to determine how much crude oil was actually spilled."

"Smart" Meters Halted By Regulators in Indiana"This is what it's like to have real utility regulation. Duke Energy wanted to raise rates in Indiana in order to install $1.9 billion worth of “smart” meters and related paraphernalia. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission denied Duke Energy saying:"

Obama: Coast Guard Has “Urgent Need” to Combat Climate Change"In his commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, on May 20, President Obama elaborated on “the challenge I want to focus on today — one where our Coast Guardsmen are already on the front lines, and that, perhaps more than any other, will shape your entire careers — and that’s the urgent need to combat and adapt to climate change.”﻿(Sgt Trainer: Trolling for support, apparently.)﻿

The Incredible Value of Spices, Especially for Preppers"There are many times, during emergencies, power outages, flu pandemics, or even during civil unrest that eating out becomes unwise if not dangerous. Yet, many American families have stocked kitchens, and live a life that requires that they eat out multiple times each week. This post is one of a several pronged attempt to examine this practice and gradually make some changes which allow eating at home as a safer, less expensive, and potentially a more pleasant experience."

7 Ways to Use Diatomaceous Earth on the Homestead"DE is the fossilized remains of diatoms (phytoplankton) that has accumulated over thousands of years at the bottom of bodies of water. It’s a soft, white powder that bears a strong resemblance to flour. At some point, people started using DE for all kinds of reasons: as an anti-caking agent, deodorizer, homemade cleaner, health supplement, and a natural pesticide."

Grid Down Energy Options For SHTF & Today"Just about every disaster scenario we think about will involve being without electricity in some capacity or another. We are constantly thinking about food, water and shelter, but what would we do if the lights went out for an extended period of time? These grid down energy solutions can be useful today as well as in a SHTF situation."

How do farmers truly survive when SHTF?"These are farmers. Real, tough, well armed resilient people, dealing with the harsh reality of a level of crime and violence surrounding them that you simply cannot understand. Try not to think “oh, but not here, not me!”. This is exactly how America would be like if the government either looses control of the country or it simply allow it to become a land without law. The famous WROL (without rule of law). This is what WROL looks like, or even worse yet WFROL."

How To Test Alkaline Batteries Without A Meter"We all have batteries for many different kinds of uses. It’s really helpful to know if a battery is still good, or bad. Without a doubt the best way to tell if a battery is good or bad is with a meter. Not everyone has a meter, or it may not be available when you need it. Your going to learn how to perform a very simple test that will let you know if the battery is good, or bad. Watch the video now and learn how to test those alkaline batteries without a meter."

4 Step Household Evacuation Plan"What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about fleeing a natural disaster? The answer should be, panic. Just imagine you turn on the news to see a wildfire barrelling down on your locale. It could be a tornado, floods, hordes of the undead. Even if it is a slow moving hurricane that you have been tracking for a week, would you be able to pack up and go quickly? No one wants to think of leaving their home to the whims or fate of nature’s wrath. Certain things can be replaced easily, appliances, furniture, vehicles. It’s the irreplaceable things that need to be considered. Family photo’s, paperwork, family heirlooms, all of these will be the things your cry over if Mother Nature asserts herself."

FOOD PRESERVATION: Sun Drying Fruits and other Foods"Sun drying is one of mankind’s oldest and most reliable ways to preserve food. Archeological sites in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia show this method of food preservation has been used since 4,000 B.C. Sun drying is actually pretty simple; it relies on the sun and airflow – that’s pretty much it. While newer methods like electronic dehydrators speed up the process, sun drying is a slow gentle process that can really bring out the flavor of your food. It’s also a reliable method of preserving food during an emergency."

Bloom Where You’re Planted: Prepping to Survive Where You Are Right Now"Have you ever heard anyone utter some variation of one of these comments? “I’m going to start prepping as soon as I can move.”“I can’t prepare because I live in a tiny apartment.”“Well, once we are able to get moved to our farm in two years I’ll start prepping hardcore.” “I’m saving the money for moving instead of using it for preps.”“There’s no point in prepping here because if the SHTF I’ll be dead.” Maybe you didn’t overhear someone else saying it. Maybe you said it yourself. One of the most common excuses that people use for prepper procrastination is the unsuitability of where they currently live. This is the kind of thinking that will get people killed."

US Special Operations Tests DNA Scanners"US special operations forces are using forward-deployed rapid DNA scanners on a limited basis to confirm targets. Troops have used DNA from improvised bomb components to capture “some very bad people,” according to an official with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). SOCOM is evaluating the devices for wider fielding. If successful, they have the potential to cut the time used to process DNA evidence from weeks to 90 minutes and replace fingerprint analysis downrange, according to Michael Fitz, SOCOM’s program manager for sensitive site exploitation. “It’s a groundbreaking, game-breaking technology,” Fitz said at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference on Wednesday. “In the past, a guy would have to put [a DNA sample] in an envelope and send it back to the states and wait a few weeks to find out who he had. By then he’s had 12 other missions and forgotten who that guy was.” During SOCOM’s evaluation of the equipment, DNA found on components of an improvised explosive device led to captures. The devices, which are expensive to use, are being saved for “the juicy missions,” Fitz said."

Lowering Your Blood Pressure Using Drugs May Increase Your Risk of Death, Study Shows"Hypertension is dangerous if uncontrolled, increasing your risk for heart attack and stroke. But using drugs to lower your blood pressure may shorten your lifespan instead of extending it, according to the results of a University of Florida study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,1suggests that when it comes to blood pressure medication, less is more. This is another example of using drugs to “Band Aid” a health problem without addressing the underlying cause. There is a major difference between achieving a healthy blood pressure number by eating well, exercising and managing stress, versus “forcing” your body to produce that number with a drug. Drugs promised to be safe have, on many occasions, done more harm than good, yet blood pressure medications join sleeping pills and painkillers as some of the most popular drugs in America."

Homeland Security is paying police to set up DUI checkpoints"Drunk driving has decreased by one-third since 2007 and three-quarters since 1973, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 2013-2014 Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers. The NHTSA used FORCIBLY collected oral fluid or blood samples from 11,100 drivers at 60 locations across the country to make the determination that drunk driving is decreasing. Clickhere to read more. If drunk driving is down, why is there an increase in illegal no-refusal blood draw checkpoints across the country? Why would DHS pay police departments to set up DUI checkpoints? It’s all about conditioning the public to accept illegal 4th. Amendment intrusions by DHS. The NHTSA/DHS are giving out MILLIONS in grant money, which is essentially paying police departments to set up checkpoints."

Jade Helm Is Preparing to Unleash False Flag Attacks"Colleague and friend, Paul Martin, contacted me yesterday and told me that Jade Helm is becoming operational 30 days earlier. This means that Jade Helm will “officially” begin on June 15 instead of July 15. I reminded Paul that we have the pictures and the video of the Jade Helm extraction of political dissidents from March 27, 2015. However, Paul’s point is not lost on me. Something or someone is forcing Jade Helm to “officially” spring into full operation much earlier than originally planned. An hour after Paul and I hung up the phone, I received a confirmation of what Paul had just told me. By the way, if you work in the Walmart in Livingston, TX., you might want to get your resume in order. Your store will soon be taken over by the Army."

Subway installs new DNA security system"Crooks in Knoxville may get a bit of a surprise the next time they try to rob a Subway in West Knoxville. The store is the first in the nation to get new technology that sprays the bad guys with DNA as they run out the door. The technology has been successful in at least 30 countries for the past decade. Monday it was installed in the Knoxville Subway on Sutherland Avenue and will be the first time it’s been seen and tried in the U.S.. Quite a difference scene than a few months ago when that Subway was robbed by three men with guns in January. Now, they’re taking steps to make sure that doesn’t happen again. “If a robber comes in and robs the place, the system gets activated and on his way out he will get marked with artificial DNA,” Johan Larsen told Local 8News. He’s the senior vice president of CSI Protect. The spray can only be seen with UV light and can stay on the suspect for up to 7 weeks."

Wyoming Criminalizes taking Soil Samples and “Ecological” Photos on Public Lands" Those concerned with environmental pollution in Wyoming can no longer take soil samples or even photos of possible contamination without risking going to jail. The Republican-dominated state has adopted a new law, the “Data Trespass Bill,” which outlaws “citizen science,” the collecting of ecological data on private and public lands. Violations can result in a year of prison time and fines of $5,000. It also makes any samples inadmissible as evidence in court, even if they show environmental hazards."

Chemtrails: The Consequences of Toxic Metals and Chemical Aerosols on Human Health"This article by the late Dr. Ilya Perlingueri was first published on GR in May 2010. For decades, we have known that heavy metals and chemicals can cause grave physical harm. Going back to Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” we have known and been amply warned of the serious consequences of using or being exposed to these poisons in our daily activities. Thousands of these are well-documented carcinogens. Building on Carson’s ground-breaking research, we also know that certain kinds of chemicals can and do disrupt human [and other animals’] entire immune system. Going back 30 years, researchers were investigating what became known as endocrine [hormone] disrupting chemicals and how they were affecting frogs [who sometimes had five legs or hermaphroditic characteristics], other aquatic animals, and mammals. These animals were the proverbial canaries in the coal mine. In another pioneering book, “Our Stolen Future,” authors Dr. Theo Colburn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers clearly demonstrate that 1 + 1 hormone-disrupting chemicals did not equal 2."

Denninger: “Wake Up America Before You Get Shot… And Possibly (Yes, Literally) Eaten”"America’s debt problems aren’t going away. In fact, they will continue to get worse. Karl Denninger recently cited a Bloomberg report to make his point at the Market Ticker: Driven by higher interest costs, Social Security and Medicare for baby boomers, as well as tax cuts made permanent in 2012, the federal debt held by the public is expected to hit $40 trillion in 2035, according to calculations by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget based on Congressional Budget Office estimates. Back in 2009, soon after President Barack Obama took office, the forecast for the 2035 burden was at least $7 trillion lower. You thought $18 trillion in debt was bad and enough to lead to a collapse? How about more than twice that? As Denninger explains, the government will be spending four times more 20 – 30 years from now just to keep things running. But we’ll never actually make it that far because the system will collapse in on itself well before then:"

The EPA Myth of “Clean Power”"There are many things I do not like about the Environmental Protection Agency, but what angers me most are the lies that stream forth from it to justify programs that have no basis in fact or science and which threaten the economy. Currently, its “Clean Power” plan is generating its latest and most duplicitous Administrator, Gina McCarthy, to go around saying that it will not be costly, nor cost jobs. “Clean Power” is the name given to the EPA policy to reduce overall U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30% from 2005 levels by 2030. It is requiring each state to cut its emissions by varying amounts using a baseline established by the EPA."

Close Quarter Gun Fight"As you can see below close quarter gun fights are a real thing and you only have seconds to make a decision. Literally one second can change the outcome of a gun fight. Below are some tips to keep yourself safe during a gun fight. There is a huge difference in being a gun shooter and gun “Fighter”. Very often you become a gun fighter, meaning you are so close that you are physically fighting the threat at the same time you are trying to draw your weapon."

New Critical Encryption Bug Affects Thousands of Sites"A new and critical vulnerability uncovered by security researchers would allow an attacker to intercept and decrypt secured communications exchanged between users and thousands of web sites and mail servers worldwide. The vulnerability, dubbed “Logjam,” affects what’s known as the Transport Layer Security protocol that web sites, VPN servers and mail servers use to encrypt traffic. It would allow an attacker sitting between a user and a vulnerable server to lower that encryption to a level more easily cracked."

14 Reasons Why Witch Hazel Should Be in Every Home"Witch hazel is a topical astringent derived from the bark and leaves of Hamamelis virginiana, the common or North American witch-hazel shrub. Native Americans have long recognized the medicinal properties of witch hazel and used a decoction of the boiled plant parts to treat skin irritations and tumors. Nowadays this popular herbal remedy is recognized world-wide as a natural cleanser and toner, but witch hazel has many more uses than simply to clarify skin and shrink pores. In this article, we explore fourteen amazing witch hazel uses for your health, beauty and in your home. Want to try witch hazel for yourself? Try this Humphreys Certified Organic Witch Hazel!"

This Graphic Shows the Best Air-Cleaning Plants, According to NASAHouseplants are awesome indoor air cleaners, but some of them are more effective than others at filtering out pollutants and toxic chemicals in the air. This infographic highlights the best air-filtering plants, according to a NASA study. NASA researchers set out to find the best ways to clean the air in space stations. Their Clean Air studyfound the plants below are effective at removing benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia from the air—chemicals that have been linked to health effects like headaches and eye irritation. There are other benefits to having these plants around, we’ve noted before, but the graphic below from Love the Garden shows you at a glance the plants that make the best natural air filters. NASA research suggests having at least one plant per 100 square feet of home or office space."

How the DEA Harasses Amtrak Passengers "A mathematician describes how his rights were apparently violated during a trip to Washington, D.C. For decades, law enforcement has tried to intercept drug couriers on Amtrak trains. These efforts have utterly failed to stop the easy availability of marijuana, cocaine, and other narcotics. Meanwhile they’ve violated the rights of countless Americans."

Wichita Falls moves mandatory evacuations to Thursday morning"The City of Wichita Falls has made a “drastic” change to plans for Thursday’s scheduled mandatory evacuations, according to its Facebook page. Residents in parts of the Tanglewood neighborhood and parts of the city’s east side will be evacuated at 8 a.m. Thursday due to flooding in the Wichita River. That evacuation had been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday. Electricity will be shut off in the evacuated areas at 8 a.m., the city said. The city provided a list of suggested preparations in a post on its Facebook page Wednesday night."

World Renowned Trend Forecaster Gerald Celente: “America Is A Collapsing Third World Country”"Gerald Celente is one of world’s most renowned trend forecasters and in his latest interview he explains, among other things, why the United States is seeing such a heavy militarization of its police forces. The trend, according to Celente who predicted an increase in police brutality in the 1990’s, will continue because America as we have come to know it is in the midst of an epic collapse, and one that will soon require all of those heavily armed law enforcement and military personnel to take to the streets to subdue a population that has been impoverished and forced into an existence of indentured servitude:"

Learn To Build Shelter For Any Survival Situation"Summer’s right around the corner, and for many people that means getting back to the great outdoors, whether it be for a day hike or a weekend camping trip. This summer, take advantage of your time outdoors to practice the invaluable skill of building survival shelter. That’s right, you need to step out of your comfort zone, leave your four-person tent and goose-down sleeping bag, and try to construct adequate shelter with only the items that would be available to you in a disaster scenario. It’s the perfect time because if something does go wrong, you can always retreat back into your tent and try again the next night. The summer camping months provide the perfect opportunity to hone your survival shelter skills; however, keep in mind that when the need arises to bug out, you won’t have the luxury of choosing what time of year it is. Practice building survival shelters year-round, especially if you live in a four-season climate where summer and winter present drastically different survival scenarios."

Survival Skills Of The Great Depression Era"We can learn from the philosophy of ‘using and reusing’ that Depression era folks were forced to live with. We can learn by examining what the skills were during the Great Depression era. Who were those that were able to find some work, those who were better able to survive those very difficult times? What were the survival skills of that time and would they apply to surviving in a future post-collapse world?"

Three Foods From Ancient Times With Miraculous Benefits"Consumed for thousands of years in various parts of the world, these three simple foods were revered by ancient civilizations for their healing powers. Today, modern science is proving these civilizations right, yet they are still relatively unknown in the Western world. Here are three foods you need to know about."

Wartime Potatoes"As many of you know, I am particularly fond of the regular Food Facts leaflets published by the British wartime Ministry of Food throughout the war and for many years afterwards. Yesterday I gave you a couple of recipes from a 1948 publication. One recipe was for a potato supper dish, and it struck me (yet again) how intrinsic to British cooking is the potato. It is almost impossible to imagine the cuisine of the country without the humble but incredibly versatile spud. I thought it might be fun to look at a sample of potato recipes from the Food Facts leaflets of the wartime Ministry of Food.Let us start early in the war, in November 1940: from Food Facts no. 16:"

Signs of Calving: 5 Things to Watch"Calving is always an exciting time, but I’m especially excited this year since we bred Oakley (our milk cow) to a super nice Brown Swiss bull. Usually, we just borrow a neighbor’s bull and end up with a half beef/half dairy calf. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I’ve been wanting a full dairy heifer to keep alongside Oakley, so we found some lovely Brown Swiss semen this past summer and had Oakley artifically inseminated. And I’ve been waiting. And waiting. And waiting."

Dealing With Everyday Emergencies"Preparedness covers a very wide area and we often focus on the most serious aspects of it and don’t post about the smaller everyday emergencies. But today I had someone send me the following e-mail about everyday emergencies and concerns. Here is what they said."

We’re Out Of Toilet Paper!? 7 Off-Grid Alternatives To ‘TP’"Homesteading and living off grid have their perks, but every now and then you may run out of an essential item – such as toilet paper – when your backup supplies are empty. It’s a delicate subject, sure, but poor sanitation can have a disastrous effect. For example, in the Middle Ages, Europeans believed that warm water would open pores throughout the body and allow diseases to enter. As a result, cleaning habits that we take for granted today were considered taboo back then. In some cases, bathing and keeping yourself clean was even prohibited. Diseases then spread like wildfire. People rarely removed all of their clothes and never bathed, let alone wash their face or their hands. A simple handshake or contact of the skin would be enough to transmit diseases between two people and could result in death."

Statin drug use nearly doubles your risk of diabetes, study claims"The use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could double your risk of developing diabetes, suggests a study conducted by researchers from the VA North Texas Health System and the University of Texas Southwestern that was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine on April 28. Previous studies have shown a link between statin use and increased diabetes rates, but the new study is the first to show that statins seem to increase diabetes risk even in otherwise healthy people who are not predisposed to the disease."

How To Test Your Water For Pollution Agents"When SHTF, you may need to leave quickly. That means that you may need to travel light. You probably won’t be able to carry much more than a couple of days’ worth of water. In that case, you’ll need to find a viable source of drinking water, but you need to know how to test water for pollution agents. For that matter, it’s a good idea to test your own home drinking water periodically just to be on the safe side. If you have well water, pollutants can creep in due to factors outside of your control such as drought, flooding, earthquakes or deep drilling by oil or gas companies. The Earth shifts beneath us on a regular basis and those shifts can cause changes in your water quality. In our previous article, Top Killing Agents Hidden in Your Water, we discussed some of the most dangerous contaminants that are often present in water. We also talked about what they can do to you, so if you read that article, you’ll understand why it’s so important to make sure that your water doesn’t contain any of those pollutants. In this section, we’re going to discuss a few ways that you can find out what’s in your water and even discuss a few signs specific to certain chemicals or minerals. If you have city water, there are many different pollutants in that water."

Florida Counties Caught With Uncalibrated Radar Guns"For most speeding tickets, the readout of a laser or radar device provides the only evidence of an offense. In Lee County, Florida, officials cannot prove that those readouts are accurate. As a result, Lee County and other jurisdictions throughout the state face the potential for substantial refunds from a federal class action lawsuit filed last week. The suit seeks to force Lee County to pay back all the revenue collected by sheriff’s deputies using the Python II radar system over the past eleven years. Florida law mandates that law enforcement use only devices approved by the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and “Python II” does not appear on the approved equipment list."(Sgt Trainer: In the military, we were required to ensure all of our radar guns were recalibrated and certified EVERY MONTH! If any of them were not, they were not allowed to be put into service.)

Mildot Range Estimation"Range estimation is a key skill in the sniper’s toolbox. If you don’t know how far away your target is, you have little chance of hitting it on the first shot. One shot, one kill…right? There are many methods of locating the target’s range. For the purpose of this period of instruction we will be covering range estimation with the mildot reticle and it’s variants. In years past the basic mildot reticle came in two flavors. You could either get round dots or “footballs”. In recent times the footballs have faded from existence. They have been replaced by a myriad of lines and circles and dots. The basic premise that we are going to demonstrate here will work for any milradian based reticle."

New Report: US Power Grid Attacked Every 4 Days"The power grid upon which Americans depend for nearly every aspect of life is attacked once every four days, an investigative report from the nation’s largest newspaper chain revealed. Gannett and USA Today reporters analyzed federal energy records and found that a cyber or physical attack takes place so often – nearly 100 times a year – that government officials and grid experts are growing increasingly concerned that it’s just a matter of time before an attack is successful. The analysis by USA Today and more than 10 Gannett newspapers and TV stations drew from “thousands of pages of government records, federal energy data and a survey of more than 50 electric utilities.”(Sgt Trainer: You have to make up your own mind whether or not this article is accurate, OR...if the following article is accurate.)

DOE/DHS Warns of B.S. Terror Threats to Our Electric Grid"The Department of Energy (DOE) warns in it's new report titled the "Quadrennial Energy Review" that our electric grid is threatened by 'terrorism'. There's the magic word again, mention 'terror' or 'terrorism' and taxpayer dollars come flooding in, while our civil rights get destroyed. The DOE/DHS suggests that modernization is a must and estimated the cost at updating just the grid of transmission and distribution lines at $900 billion. Add in updating power plants, and the price reaches $2 trillion!As if on cue MSNBC claims our nations' power grid is under physical or cyber attack every 4 days:"

What to Look for When Shopping for Food Storage"With all of the varying complexities of food storage and food storage companies, it may be difficult to sort through and prioritize what is important and what is not. I don’t know about you but with the dizzying array of things to take into consideration, you just might want to throw you hands up in dismay and yell “help me!!” I do not claim to be an expert, but over the years I have learned some things about food storage and food storage companies. Setting aside the very real concern of where to store everything, which is a separate topic altogether, today I want to break down what you should look for when shopping for food storage."

The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use"Environmental modification techniques (ENMOD) for military use constitute, in the present context of global warfare, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.Rarely acknowledged in the debate on global climate change, the world’s weather can now be modified as part of a new generation of sophisticated electromagnetic weapons. Both the US and Russia have developed capabilities to manipulate the climate for military use. Environmental modification techniques have been applied by the US military for more than half a century. US mathematician John von Neumann, in liaison with the US Department of Defense, started his research on weather modification in the late 1940s at the height of the Cold War and foresaw ‘forms of climatic warfare as yet unimagined’. During the Vietnam war, cloud-seeding techniques were used, starting in 1967 under Project Popeye, the objective of which was to prolong the monsoon season and block enemy supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail."

New Bill Could Place You On Gov’t ‘Watchlist’ If You Stockpile Ammo"The only place you will be able to buy ammunition would be from a store if two Democrats in the US House of Representatives get their way. A new bill, the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, essentially would ban the purchase of ammunition online. Under the bill, a person could buy ammo online, but they’d need to pick it up at federally licensed gun dealer with a photo ID. The Act also will require vendors to report anyone who purchases more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition within five days to the US Attorney General – essentially creating a list of those who stockpile ammo. “Our bill to limit the online sale of ammunition is a long-overdue common sense reform that I am hopeful will spark Congress to put aside party difference and come together to help prevent such senseless tragedies,” US Representative Frank Pallone Jr. (D-New Jersey) told The Hill. The Act was introduced by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey) and cosponsored by Pallone and US Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-New Jersey)."

The Way Ahead: How We Can Restore Liberty in Our Lifetime"(Admin Note: For those new to the blog, I’ve espoused these ideas for a long time based on my professional experience as an Intelligence Analyst and a student of guerrilla and insurgent movements. When we begin breaking down what another American revolution would look like and approach the topic from a military intelligence point of view, we see a lot of problems that are difficult to overcome, which have ultimately led me to believe that the likelihood of success is quite low right now. The good news is that there’s a way forward if you want to restore Liberty. I hope you’ll consider what I have to offer.) There have been myriad plans to restore Liberty floated around in the Freedom Forces (FREEFOR) and Patriot communities. They’ve ranged from making war on police officers to more traditional resistance operations against countervalue targets, to passive resistance and civil disobedience, and simply voting our way out. I think some of these plans have some merit… some have more than others, while at least two have no merit. I’ve never liked the idea of shooting police officers ‘just to get our point across’ and I think it’s a dumb idea. A similarly dumb idea is that we can just vote in a new, better president to fix everything. I don’t mean any personal offense to anyone who supports these plans; I just wish that you would think through the process of what they entail, the likelihood of success, and the end result if you fail. There are, of course, several striking negative second- and third-order effects that are detrimental to what you’re actually trying to accomplish. I’ve covered those in detail in previous posts."

Federal Judge Says DC Gun Carry Law is Unconstitutional"A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction saying the District of Columbia’s new concealed carry law is unconstitutional. The order, issued Monday by Judge Frederick J. Scullin, was the second decision in less than a year declaring the Washington, D.C., gun carry laws to be unconstitutional. In October of 2014, the same judge ruled that the district’s complete ban on gun carry was also in violation of the Constitution. Scullin barred DC Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier from enforcing the city’s requirement that a person applying for a concealed carry permit must prove they have a “good reason” to need one. This requirement created a system where only those with police reports detailing violent threats against them could obtain a permit. Critics said the requirement was the reason few permits had been issued thus far, and argued that it violates the Second Amendment. The “good reason” clause was used to deny three men who wished to carry weapons in the District permits. The men—Joshua Akery, Tyler Whidby, and Brian Wrenn—joined with the Second Amendment Foundation to file suit against the city. In Monday’s order, the court sided with the plaintiffs."

Introduction to Unarmed Knife Defense"By the illusive R&D guy. (And yes, I realize who that is in the featured image. I’m in a fairly good mood and wanted to make myself chuckle today). Why write about unarmed knife defense? Aren’t there so many more important things to cover in regard to NPT / Community preps? Yes there are. In SHTF do I see myself needing unarmed knife defense skills as much as I may need them today? Not as much as I do today. However, we are not currently in SHTF, (it may come, it may not). DTG’s job as a company is to help individuals, families and communities defend themselves against criminals in both SHTF AND normal society though. So with that said, there are places that we just cannot go with our personal protection firearm. As well, edged weapons do not always become apparent in an attack until after victim is being stabbed. Despite what’s taught in most CPL courses, there is a very real possibility that you are going to have to stop the bad guy from continuing to use you as a pin-cushion before you can access your firearm."

Are You On the Jade Helm Red List and Will You Know When It’s Time to Run?"This is a two part series which deals with critical issues associated with planned round-ups of potential resistance leaders and how to recognize when the extractions will happen. This is very valuable information as it will be important to not be where one is expected to be when the extractions commence. The second part of this series will discuss the technology that will be employed to hunt down key resistance figures along with counter-intelligence techniques designed TO evade capture. There are some universal principles that will be applied when key people are hunted down when the NSA/DHS decides that your Threat Matrix Score is too high and you must be extracted from society so that you cannot do any more damage to the emerging power structure that has hijacked our government."

Police Militarization: Preparation for Economic Collapse, Food Shortages, Civil Unrest and Martial Law"The following is a study I've done proving that the active militarization of police dramatically increased after the financial crisis of 2008. The U.S. military's nationwide Civil Disturbance Operations, Jade Helm and ARSOF Operating Concept are all a cohesive preparation for a forthcoming nationwide economic collapse, civil unrest and martial law due to widespread food shortages and lack of emergency services. It's all connected, ladies and gentlemen, and I'll show you how."

Federalization of Law Enforcement Would Remove Bulwark for Second Amendment"The call to federalize law enforcement departments and offices around the country was made more than once after Officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014. Following that incident, President Obama asked a group of individuals to prepare a study on 21st Century Policing that includes measures by which law enforcement could be federalized. Not surprisingly, many of the study’s findings and suggestions have nothing to do with the details or evidence surrounding Officer Wilson and Michael Brown but read like a social justice wish list for minorities, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and protesters who riot in response to half-truths propagated by race-hucksters stirring the pot in Ferguson, New York City, and Baltimore."

Common Myths and Misconceptions About Preparedness"When it comes to preparedness, there are a lot of misconceptions and myths out there. Unfortunately, the mainstream media likes to focus on the fringe, instead of looking at the very real need to be prepared. Here are some of the top preparedness misconceptions I come across; sadly a lot of these prevent people from becoming more self-sufficient and prepared."

11 Ways To Light Your Home When The Power Goes Out"Imagine you’re relaxing on the couch with your phone or tablet–perhaps reading an article on Urban Survival Site–when lightning flashes against the windows followed by a deafening crack of thunder. An instant later the lights go out and your home becomes dark and eerily quiet. What is the first thing you would do in this situation? Hopefully you have an easily accessible flashlight in each room so you don’t have to go digging through drawers and cabinets in the dark. But if it’s a long power outage, you don’t want to use flashlights the entire time. At some point most people get out the candles, but there are many other options. In this article I’m going to cover all the most common ways to light your home when the power goes out."

Real world SHTF: The Countryside is more Dangerous"One of the most commonly accepted misconceptions in the survival and preparedness community is that “once SHTF”, you “gotta get out of Dodge!” It seems that not many people ask why and just accept this as an unquestionable fact, but those that do usually get a reply about cities being where most people are and therefore where problems will be worse. The logic here would be that more people=more problems. While this may be the case in some specific scenarios, those of us that have dedicated years of our lives to seriously study real disasters tend to have a different opinion, and the answer is: Its not that simple."﻿(Sgt Trainer: IMHO, this applies ONLY if you don't know how to survive in the country.)﻿

How To Make Your Own Stevia Extract"Most of us can’t grow sugar in our back yard, but growing stevia is a completely different story. Even in areas where it’s too cold to grow it outside, you can grow it inside with a little bit of help. Now using stevia leaves on their own is good (Try crushed leaves at the bottom of a glass of water or tea) in order to use it as a full on sweetener you need to make stevia extract. Which is rather tough to do. Well, not really. It’s actually pretty darn easy. You need three things. Dried stevia leaves, a glass canning jar, and some vodka. Rudy’s Note: Yes, I said Vodka. While you can use water instead if you want, by using vodka you end up with a much sweeter result without the alcohol. Stay tuned for more…"

Gray Man. Is Yours Orange?"The Gray Man concept has been around for some time and is frequently discussed on prepper boards. But exactly what is it we are talking about here? There is a lot of good information on the web for people preparing to survive life’s disasters, but there is a lot that leaves me scratching my head in wonder. Lets see how to keep your gray man from turning orange. I’m not sure who exactly coined the term ‘Gray Man”, but it has been used by the intelligence community for some time. In the prepper community it tends to describe the prepper who is able to survive by not bringing attention to themselves. Sounds like a simple concept right? Maybe. Depends on you."

17 Useful 550 Paracord Projects For Survival"550 Paracord…it’s one of my favorite survival tools. It’s strong, it won’t deteriorate over time and doesn’t absorb water. In my opinion, it’s a survival tool that should be in every serious survivalist’s bug out bag. So I want to share 17 paracord projects that are useful for survival. These projects are not for “show” or “fashion”, they are paracord projects that are highly useful for survival. Each one of these projects creates a profoundly useful survival tool and puts lots of paracord at your disposal should you find yourself in a dire survival situation. Here’s the entire list of survival paracord projects that I’m going to cover."

How To Make a Miracle Whip Safe"Criminals are creatures of habit, just like everyone else. Chances are, if a criminal breaks into your house looking for loot, they are going to check the most likely spots first for valuables. They don’t want to get caught, so they are going to limit the amount of time they spend rifling through your things. To defeat this commoncriminal, you must outthink them. Hiding valuables in a very odd spot is a good way to do it. In this video, you can learn how to turn an innocuous jar of salad dressing into the perfect hiding spot."

50 Preps of Grey"Prepping is not about showing off your gun or your bunker or your survival skills. It’s about staying alive and rule #1 is to avoid conflict altogether. In this article I’m going to show you 50 ways to keep a low profile and stay alive… because that’s what being “grey” means, to stay out of trouble, to blend in and mind your own business."

Tornado survival tips: Weather the storm safely"I’m still afraid of tornadoes, and if you live in an area where tornadoes are possible, you should be too! You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to be prepared, so you will know what to do. So what is the first step?"

Basic Survival Skills (Focus On These FIRST)"Some of you probably got a little overwhelmed by my article where I enlisted pretty much every survival skill you can think of. There’re over 120 of them and I’ll probably add more when I happen to notice I missed one. I can understand that… between family and having a job, it’s hard to find time to improve one’s skills. In this article I’m going to give you a short list of the basic survival skills that are most important for SHTF situations or even just smaller scale critical events. Let’s focus on these first before we move on to more advanced things such as woodworking, butchering an animal or making homemade beauty products. Note: in the aforementioned article you’ll be surprised to notice there’s already a “basic survival skills list”. It’s actually the first one. That particular list encompasses the skills that area easy/beginner level. The list below, however, contains the only essential skills you need to have."

Natural Treatment Options and Strategies for the Great Outdoors: Allergies and Hay Fever"Hey there, Ready Nutrition Readers who are planning on backpacking, hiking, camping, or other outdoor activities! This article is for you or any family members who may have problems with either allergies or hay fever. I have outlined a bunch of information for you pertaining to the conditions, as well as outlining a few natural remedies and aids you may wish to explore to help you enjoy your outdoor adventures. I hope that you will take this information and use it to plan your trip and gather any supplies you will need to make things a little easier on you. Histamine reactions are a major part of type I hypersensitivity reactions, including asthma attacks. Hypersensitivity is defined as an abnormal sensitivity to a stimulus of any kind. Such abnormal sensitivities are bounded by antigens, defined as a protein or oligosaccharide marker on the surface of cells that identifies the cell as self or non-self; the type of cell is identified; the antigens then stimulate the production of antibodies by B-lymphocytes that will neutralize or destroy the cell if necessary; they stimulate cytotoxic responses."

A Newly Released Jade Helm Document Reveals the True Intent of the Drill"A relatively new and obscure document,U.S. Army Special Operations Command “ARSOF Operating Concept” is the blueprint for Jade Helm. This document does not boldly use phrases such as “extracting political dissidents”, but it does use “legal language” to basically communicate the same messages that many in the Independent Media have been telling the public about for 6 weeks, namely, that ARSOF is going to be used to extract political dissidents and then enforce martial law. Key phrases and terms of the ARSOF document are presented here so as to have no misunderstanding as to meaning and intent. Other relevant military documents are mentioned in order to reinforce the interpretation of the ARSOF, Jade Helm inspired document."

More UN Military Police Equipment Seen Going Through Huntsville, Alabama"I want to give a shout out to Dan from Huntsville, Alabama. He witnessed multiple convoys passing through the area. He has night footage as well he is sending. But what is most concerning is the UN Military PoliceVehicles. This is the 3rd time I Have reported on them being in the US. Now we know for sure that UN is here, but the question now is, WHAT FOR?"

Survival Stressors That Have To Be Dealt With"Virtually any situation can lead to stress and regardless of the situation the effects on your mind and body will usually be the same. Often, events that cause stress occur simultaneously. The event is not stress, but the event that produces the stress is called a stressor. Your Response to an Emergency Is Often Times Fight or Flight. You have a split second to decide whether standing and fighting is the best way to survive or whether getting away as quickly as possible is the smart move. If you have not anticipated this reaction, you may not even be aware of it happening, but deep in the brain something is triggered and your feet and hands will be operating essentially on their own.To deal with stressors you have to anticipate them and then have a strategy to deal with them.The types of stressors you may encounter are as follows."

Exposing the Fake Silver & Gold Bullion Coming Out Of China"ungsten is an amazing metal: hard and dense, with the highest melting point of all elements, tungsten is used in many industrial and militaryapplications where high temperatures or radiation are an issue. Alas, with a density very close to that of gold, it has also become the material of choice for many in the business of faking gold coins or bars. Professional sellers like Kitco will use a combination of markings (micro-tags, holograms, DNA tags etc.) and buyers use multiple tests (dimension / weight ratio, XRF, conductivity etc.) together with plausibility checks to determine if an item is real. As a collector or private investor, how do you protect yourself from falling victim to forgeries, tungsten or otherwise?"

How to Make a Chicken Waterer - In 5 Minutes for $15"I use overhead chicken waterers that my chickens cannot foul. I am going to describe how to build your own in less than five minutes for between $13-$16. These waterers work great to deliver clean water to your flock. A 2 gallon waterer will last about a week for six chickens. I use (2) for my flock of twelve. The plastic bucket will last longer if kept in the shade. In the winter you may have to switch out the buckets when frozen, and when really cold, you will need a heated water bucket."

The Patriot Act is now USA Freedom Act"How many times has the mainstream media mentioned the USA Freedom Act? Well, if you did hear of this legislation, you must have been watching C-SPAN or a foreign press channel. Read a report from NPR, that government funded broadcast, which never fails to present a known editorial viewpoint. “The USA Freedom Act extends many parts of the 2001 USA Patriot Act, which expires June 1. The measure’s fate in the Senate is less likely."(Sgt Trainer: You need to read this...it is probably not the good news you may have expected.)

The Cheapskate’s Guide to Productive Hobbies"There’s no denying that for many of us, times are tight. Many homes have a basket by the door full of unopened bills. Bank accounts are in overdraft. Every week the charges at the grocery store are a little bit higher than the week before, and for less food. Kids want new clothes and that latest video game, the car needs to be fixed, and people’s jobs are draining the very life from them. It is vital to take time out of the day to relax. It rejuvenates you, improves your health, and calms your mind so that you can think more clearly. Relaxation, creative activities, and family time can actually be a frugal endeavors, and not distractions that take away from your efforts to make ends meet. When you have a million and one things to do, though, sometimes it’s difficult to force yourself to stop. This is because stress releases two hormones into your body: adrenaline and cortisol. Excesses of these hormones can cause blood pressure spikes, food cravings that lead to weight gain, and heart disease, to name just a few of the pitfalls. So, you’ve got to unwind. You need a hobby."

This is HOW People Will Lose EVERYTHING — Bill Holter"Bill wants readers of SGT Report to understand that “the stock market(s) are merely a side show to the grand Big Top circus of the credit markets because the credit (bond) markets are so much larger than the equity markets.” And Bill says when the credit markets implode – EVERYTHING will implode. So how will it all end? Bill explains, “This is going to be an overnight or over the weekend type of event where you have what you have on a Friday and you wake up on a Monday morning and you can’t trade anything and you’re locked in to your position. So it’s absolutely imperative that you have what you WANT to have, because you won’t have a chance to change it” And Bill asks, “Do realize that gold and silver are THE only monies out there that are not “credit based” or derive their values via the credit markets … markets which will ultimately will be closed?” The choice is yours, paper brokerage account statements and ones and zeros on a computer screen, or real physical wealth. The time to make your decision is running out."(Sgt Trainer: See the video at the link.)

Who Is Behind Organic Brands"You might think you’re buying from small food producers at the store, but you’d be surprised at what companies are really pulling the strings. This chart reveals the big time food processors that own 92 of the most popular organic food brands."﻿(Sgt Trainer: The article at the link has both a list as well as an interactive graphic.)﻿

Jade Helm Personnel Are Terrorizing Small Texas Communities"Below, are charts which will demonstrate that the American economy, and that of the world, is teetering on collapse. Martial law activities are increasing in size and intensity in preparation for the collapse. Communities, such as Big Springs, TX., are being terrorized by presumed Jade Helm personnel practicing their “stealth” intrusions as previously discussed in several articles. After covering the Jade Helm fiasco for nearly two months, it is clear that as the economy falls, the threats posed by Jade Helm activities (i.e. political dissident extractions) will increase in a corresponding manner."

Staying Safe at Large Events"Security planning for major sports events has become a major concern for the security industry; with so many people packed into one area, these events are an attractive target for lunatics who are looking to make a political statement. Pack 20,000 people into a concert venue or hundreds of thousands of people into a NASCAR race and the possibility for an emergency situation is nothing to laugh off. In the aftermath of the chaos in Ferguson and Baltimore, and in the shadow of the Boston Bombing, large events and rallies need to be a source of consideration when thinking about threats to your personal security. High profile sporting events, political rallies, and social justice protests are all a major cause for concern, as terrorists and those looking to spread chaos are increasingly targeting these events."﻿(Sgt Trainer: Make sure you keep in mind that this article should apply to smaller events in smaller locations as well. While large events are usually held in places that have larger road infrastructure to allow for the higher numbers, small events such as county fairs and small municipal events have significantly smaller roads and infrastructure. So...while larger events usually get the most "press" if something goes wrong, smaller communities are JUST as likely to experience the exact same issues in a similar event due to the lower number of available evacuation routes.)﻿

Superfoods for Preppers"What are Superfoods? Superfoods are foods that are extremely high in nutrition and support health. The media has popularized exotic superfoods like acai and camu camu that, while nutritionally dense, can be rather expensive and difficult to obtain during any kind of civil breakdown. We’re going to look at superfoods that have a good cost to benefit ratio and are easier to obtain."

Emergency Preparedness: Personal Library Essentials"When people think about preparing for emergencies, they usually think about the obvious first: food storage, water, and guns. I’m afraid that often people forget how important it is to have a well established personal library comprised of different “how to” type books. Today, I’d like to make some suggestions for books that would be very useful to have on hand in case the internet was lost and the only information you could access was what knowledge you’ve tucked away for a rainy day, and the books you have with you."

New government plan targets pregnant women for vaccinations"Federal health officials continue to push a widespread vaccination agenda, despite strong evidence that immunizations can harm or even kill patients while offering no reassurance of avoiding disease. But, now, this government-sponsored agenda has reached an all-time low. Their latest target? One of the most vulnerable groups: pregnant women. In a National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) report published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this year, the department details new concerted efforts to target pregnant women for vaccination. The report references the need for successful development of a national maternal immunization program, noting that the department had charged the NVAC with reviewing the current maternal immunization practices and identify barriers to better aligning those practices with broader immunization goals as described in the National Vaccine Plan."

Update JADE HELM: WTF Are Turkish Missile Launchers Doing Stashed in the Texas Woods"United States Marine Pete Santilli, who worked in Aviation Deployment has identified,and confirmed that those military vehicles that were stashed in the Texas woods are Turkish M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems. Well it seems that when it comes to the upcoming military psyop known as Jade Helm, things keep getting weirder, and weirder. In this latest update concerning Jade Helm, A Texasman was driving on highway 57 just west of RT 59 when he came across an amazing, and absolutely disturbing discovery, that is of course if you are one of those crazy conspiracy theorists that believes the Federal Government doesn’t have our best interest in mind. Even if you are still one of those that reside in the camp of trusting your Govt, after seeing what this man has brought to our attention, you may change your tune."

Drought cuts power production of California dams"Shasta Dam, looming more than 600 feet tall and gatekeeper of the largest man-made lake in California, was designed to perform two crucial functions: Store water and generate power. And for decades, the massive concrete structure has channeled water to cities and farms while generating up to 710 megawatts of hydropower, enough to provide electricity for more than 532,000 homes. But amid four years of drought, the reservoir is drained to 50% of capacity, cutting the dam's power production by about a third, according to federal reclamation officials. The story is the same at many dams across California, where electricity production at some is expected to be less than 20% of normal because of low water levels. The shortfall shouldn't cause brownouts, officials said, because California relies on dams for power far less than it did in decades past, due in part to the emergence of solar and wind energy. But it does come at a price."

Court: DHS can use it’s cellphone kill switch anytime, anywhere"A D.C. appeals court ruled DHS can shutdown cellphone service anywhere for any reason and there’s NOTHING we can do about it!In Feb. 2015 the appeals court agreed with the government’s contention that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows DHS to withhold documents if their exposure could “endanger” public safety.This is freaking unbelievable! An appeals court claims the public could be ‘ENDANGERED’ if we knew the details of DHS’s cellphone kill switch!SOP 303 allows for the shutting down of wireless networks “within a localized area, such as a tunnel or bridge, and within an entire metropolitan area.”This gives law enforcement carte blanche to shut down cell phone service anywhere in the country!"

Dem’s new agenda hauntingly similar to communism"Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a 13-point national “Progressive Agenda” that is being touted as the liberal “Contract with America.” The aim is for the “Progressive Agenda” to become the basis for the Democratic Party’s main economic policies, including those of its 2016 presidential candidate. De Blasio has compared his plan to the “Contract with America,” a document released by the Republican Party during the 1994 congressional election and drawn up by future House Speaker Newt Gingrich to serve as the GOP policy agenda. Now WND documents that most of the 13 points in de Blasio’s “Progressive Agenda” can also be found in the manifestos and literature of the Communist Party USA and the Socialist Party USA. The full progressive plan, entitled, “The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality,” can be found on the agenda’s new website."

Exclusive: Sysco sees U.S. bird flu hurting egg supply up to 18 months"Food distributor Sysco Corp said on Friday that a record U.S. outbreak of avian flu would limit its supply of eggs and chickens that lay them for nine to 18 months, based on information provided to the company by its suppliers. Sysco is the biggest U.S. food distributor, whose clients include restaurants, hotels and hospitals. The company is discussing options with its customers, including creating alternative menu items during the period, a Sysco spokesman said in an email."﻿(Sgt Trainer: Get your laying hens now.)﻿

Without Threats and Fear Humans Would not Have Progressed"So many threats, so little time, and for some the threats may seem overwhelming. However, keep in mind that ever since humans first appeared on this earth there were threats. Without threats and without fear however, humans would not have progressed. It was the fear of four legged predators that forced early humans to develop weapons to counter the threat. Humans progressed, and then became an apex predator instead of prey. It was fear of the dark, of storms and fear of the cold that led early humans to build better shelters, and more permanent ones. Fear of starvation forced humans to learn agriculture, so instead of traveling to where the food was growing wild, humans learned to grow it where they were living. The nomadic tribes learned to settle in villages and change their environment out of fear. Early humans adapted, overcame, and conquered their environment in large part, but they also realized that nature was not to be toyed with. There was a natural order to things, early humans studied it, worked with it and progressed forward alongside it."

Living Free Without Permission: “Building Without a Permit, Driving Without a License”"Everyone wants to live free, but few actually walk the walk and stand up for their rights. Of course, the state has created the perception that you are required to get permits and licenses and official approval to travel or build a home and many other activities that have been established as individual rights by common law and historic precedence. Most people just bow to the demands of offices, courts and officers either in ignorance of the law’s true requirements, or to go along, and get along in an orderly and convenient fashion. Tom Hyland isn’t most people. He tells his story of arming himself with the knowledge of state and federal codes and asserting his rights to be free."

The Sun Is Not Causing Your Skin Cancer"Recently, this article in the Huffington Post was published warning us about the ravages of skin cancer, the sun, tanning beds and modern treatments. The article’s intent appears to show the world the harsh reality of skin cancer treatment, the harm of the sun and the use of tanning beds. Skin cancer can definitely be very brutal. But is the sun or the tanning bed really to blame? If not, what really is the cause of the skin cancer epidemic? The most common form of cancer in the world today according to WEBMD is non melanoma skin cancer. Skin cancer rates have skyrocketed and are literally almost out of control. The mostly widely known solution in our modern era is to wear lots of sunscreen, takes immune suppressing drugs, and get laser or burn treatments. Unfortunately, the Western treatments option never address the root of the issue. Due to this, the sun has gotten a massive amount of blame. But, again, is the sun or even UV rays to blame?"

Drilling begins 3 miles from epicenter of BP oil spill"Just 3 miles from the catastrophic BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Louisiana company is seeking to unlock the same oil and natural gas that turned into a deadly disaster. Drilling has begun in the closest work yet to the Macondo well, which blew wild on April 20, 2010, killing 11 people and fouling the Gulf with as much as 172 million gallons of crude in the nation's worst oil spill. Federal regulators gave their blessing last month to LLOG Exploration Offshore LLC. to drill the first new well in the same footprint where BP was digging before."(Sgt Trainer: The below image shows the size of the 2010 disaster in 2010. Not from the above article. And they want to chance it again?)

Dark Chocolate Increases Attention and Alertness While Improving Blood Flow"There is some good news for the chocolate lovers out there: a new study carried out by researchers from Northern Arizona University reveals that the intake of dark chocolate with at least 60 percent cacao could be the key to improving attention and alertness and get you through the afternoon slump. “Chocolate is indeed a stimulant and it activates the brain in a really special way,” said Dr. Larry Stevens, a professor of psychological sciences at Northern Arizona University. “It can increase brain characteristics of attention, and it also significantly affects blood pressure levels.”

Discernment – Navigating The Spiritual Minefield"There is so much spiritual information floating around of varying quality, and for people who are just starting to awaken and connect with the spiritual aspects of life, it can be a challenge to discern the true gems from the trash. I decided to compile some tips I have pieced together in relation to seeking external information and mentoring along my journey, and share it here today in hopes it helps others on their path to navigate the ‘spiritual minefield’. Of course there are many fantastic teachers and teachings out there… finding them is all about discernment."

What Goldman Is Telling Its Clients: Sell In May And Don’t Come Back For One Year"While Goldman gives the following explicit warning in all of its public research pieces: “Our asset management area, our proprietary trading desks and investing businesses may make investment decisions that are inconsistent with the recommendations or views expressed in this research”, the reality is that in recent months Goldman’s chief equity strategist David Kostin has been getting increasingly “toppish” if not outright bearish on stocks. In his latest report he now openly warns that “the market will rise to 2150 by mid-year but fade after the Fed raises interest rates in September for the first time in nine years.” As a result Goldman’s “year-end forecast is 2100 and its 12-month target equals 2125.” Which is where the S&P 500 closed on Friday. In other words, sell in May and come back until next May. Here is what else Goldman is telling its buyside clients:"

The Video Carjackers Don’t Want You To See"When I used to work in the city, my office location was not in the best area of town. Frequently, there were questionable people walking around. At the time, there had been an increase of violent crimes and some vehicles had been carjacked in the area. Needless to say, I did not want to be the next victim. As an added safety measure, I walked with a group out to my car and always had my keys ready. I was lucky to never be a victim of such heinous crimes, but I was always on the lookout. Little did I know criminals use multiple ploys to get their victims out of the car. I believe there are ways to prepare for this type of personal crises and it all starts with good old-fashioned common sense and avoidance."﻿(Sgt Trainer: The article continues by also providing information about how fast victims can be sized up and what the criminals look for in selecting their victim. I strongly recommend you read the entire article, at the link in the title.)﻿

So What Did the Thug Brigade Expect?"So let me see if I get this right. Cops have, for decades, embraced this “thin blue line” where they actively abuse certain suspects, harass, detain and arrest people without any sort of probable cause, fabricate evidence (such as having “drop guns” to plant on someone who doesn’t have one or “convenient” narcotics when they can’t find any that the suspect actually has), lie about how they collected evidence (which got a drug case thrown out down here in Florida not long ago), beat non-resisting suspects for grins and giggles, shoot people without legal justification and worst of all, cover up the acts of others in the department that they know damn well are unlawful."

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much"“In a democratic society,” observed Oakland police chief Sean Whent, “people have a say in how they are policed.” Unfortunately, if you can be kicked, punched, tasered, shot, intimidated, harassed, stripped, searched, brutalized, terrorized, wrongfully arrested, and even killed by a police officer, and that officer is never held accountable for violating your rights and his oath of office to serve and protect, never forced to make amends, never told that what he did was wrong, and never made to change his modus operandi, then you don’t live in a constitutional republic. You live in a police state. It doesn’t even matter that “crime is at historic lows and most cities are safer than they have been in generations, for residents and officers alike,” as the New York Timesreports. What matters is whether you’re going to make it through a police confrontation alive and with your health and freedoms intact. For a growing number of Americans, those confrontations do not end well."

The Human Cost of Keystone XL"In North Dakota’s oil boomtowns, rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence rates are spiking, with American Indian women suffering the most. Now tribes along the Keystone XL pipeline route worry that the violence could be headed their way—and tribal police may be unable to stop it."

Obama Is Creating a World Police Force While Destroying the U.S. Military"In the recent past, I have documented how Jade Helm is, in some measure, about gun control and the use of foreign troops to enforce martial law. As if this is not offensive enough to the American people, these two factors, when combined, add up to the fact that the United States is creating a World Police Force."

Choose Wisely: Why Doctors Need To Stop 'Over-Treating' Patients And Writing Bad Scripts"We live in a society whose health care system places too much emphasis on pills and prescriptions to treat an illness, rather than preventive measures that could stop the disease from happening in the first place. A group of doctors, writing in the British Medical Journal, are urging other doctors to stop the “over-treating” epidemic — which often leads to patients being prescribed too many meds that won’t help them. In their editorial, the authors write: “The idea that some medical procedures are unnecessary and can do more harm than good is as old as medicine itself.” Indeed, over-diagnosis, and often a desire to make money, has led many doctors to over-prescribe medication. Unnecessary tests and treatments, while they may appear helpful, are often nothing but money-makers for the hospital and increase a patient’s anxiety (after which anxiety is treated with more pills — a vicious cycle)."

Poison Plus Poison Equals Poison"Remember that Splenda is also termed Sucralose. Read about that in Dr. Mercola's Sweet Deception, and other sites such as http://www.holisticmed.com/splendaresearch (ed. unfortunately this webpage no longer exists). Here is that sad list of adverse effects and an important summary from holistic med."

How to Prep for Those with Dietary Restrictions"Another important consideration when building your pantry is the restrictions of family members with food-related issues. There are many people who must eliminate certain foods or suffer the consequence. Allergies and intolerances are a primary issue for the families of sufferers."

Warning: You WILL be interrogated for driving within 100 miles of the Canadian border"Random checkpoints are being set up by U.S. Customs [DHS] agents in the northeast within 100 miles of the Canadian border. The Border Patrol operates a national network of internal checkpoints, illegally stopping motorists up to 100 miles inside our border! These illegal checkpoints allow DHS to stop and search law-abiding American citizens without justification."

Congress warned 'catastrophic danger' looming"A lack of will among politicians in Washington is the reason why there is no plan to secure America’s national grid system from an electromagnetic pulse that would threaten countless lives, according to testimony delivered to Congress Wednesday. An EMP catastrophe could come through nature, such as a massive solar flare directed at Earth, but also through a nuclear explosion at high altitude. At a joint hearing Wednesday before the subcommittees on national security and the interior, under the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, expert Peter Pry pointed a finger at Washington. “Political gridlock in Washington is preventing the federal government from implementing any of the several cost-effective plans to protect the national grid,” he said. Pry, executive director of the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a congressional advisory board, said there is so little effort to address the danger. Most state governments aren’t even aware they have options to strengthen their portion of the grid and protect their citizens from the “catastrophic consequences of a national blackout.”

BREAKING: Texas Delivers Some MAJOR Bad News to the UN"The state of Texas used to be its own country and is both bigger and more populous than many of the nations in the rest of the world. So if any state is going to fight the power-grabbing agenda of the United Nations, it’s likely to be the Lone Star State. Texas is doing just that by introducing Senate Bill 445, legislation that would ban implementation of the controversial United Nations “Agenda 21″ program within the state’s boundaries. It’s a bold step forward in the fight against the overreach of the international organization. The bill, introduced by State Sen. Bob Hall, will not only prohibit the state of Texas from enacting any reforms from the Agenda 21 protocol, but also ban individual cities and counties from doing so, as well."

Obama’s Ed. Secretary: We Need Gov’t Boarding Schools; ‘Certain Kids We Should Have 24/7′"President Obama’s education secretary is stirring controversy by suggesting the U.S. government should launch boarding schools for kids – children the government would have 24 hours a day. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the comments Tuesday in Arlington, Va., at the Youth Violence Prevention Summit. “One idea that I threw out … is this idea of public boarding schools. That’s a little bit of a different idea, a controversial idea,” he said. “But the question is — do we have some children where there’s not a mom, there’s not a dad, there’s not a grandma, there’s just nobody at home? There’s just certain kids we should have 24/7 to really create a safe environment and give them a chance to be successful.” He also said current schools should be “community centers” and “be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day” with “a wide variety of after-school programs.”

United States Announces World Police Force"The revolutionary development of modern weapons within a world divided by serious ideological differences has produced a crisis in human history. In order to overcome the danger of nuclear war now confronting mankind, the United States has introduced at the Sixteenth General Assembly of the United Nations a Program for General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World. This new program provides for the progressive reduction of the war-making capabilities of nations and the simultaneous strengthening of international institutions to settle disputes and maintain the peace. It sets forth a series of comprehensive measures which can and should be taken in order to bring about a world in which there will be freedom from war and security for all states. It is based on three principles deemed essential to the achievement of practical progress in the disarmament field:"

Jade Helm: Training To Kill Mom And Take Over Our Towns"While the mainstream media and US Government can fruitlessly continue to lie through their teeth about what the true nature of 'Jade Helm' and the countless other military exercises taking place across America at this very moment are really all about, the pictures above and below showing US Marine drills in Gulfport, Mississippi should quiet the babbling of the endless trolls who hit the ANP comment boards saying American troops would never fire upon American citizens. These pictures prove they are practicing for just that. Let's get more specific, they're training for anyone, including Mom, and they're quite clearly coming for the guns."

Optimizing Training for the Committed Prepper, by F.M."Almost everyone who reads this column knows that most Americans are woefully unprepared to face a post-poop hits the fan, WOTROL, grid down world. Equally sad and dangerous is the fact that most in the prepping community fall into one of the following categories:"

Special Request Article: A Green Beret’s Guide To Relocation and Sustainability: “It Will Take Some Serious Planning”"Hey there readers in SHTF land, how are you doing? This article is headed with the words, “Special Request.” From now on, when you guys and gals see this in either the title or at the article’s beginning? You’ll know the article is on a topic done by yours truly at the request of one of you guys and gals. I wrote a couple already. I will mention the requestor’s name in a dedication to him or her, usually just under the title, to honor the individual. My personal intent is to serve your needs by giving you my best; indirectly (and by my choice, wholeheartedly), I work for you…for us. I’ll try to schedule and do as many requests as possible, so bear with me even if one topic doesn’t appear for a while. I read your comments, and all of them are important to me: good, bad, or indifferent. So let’s get started, shall we?"

40 Volcanoes Are Erupting Right Now, And 34 Of Them Are Along The Ring Of Fire"You may not have noticed, but our planet is becoming increasingly unstable. According to Volcano Discovery, 40 volcanoes around the globe are erupting right now, and only 6 of them are not along the Ring of Fire. If that sounds like a very high number to you, that is because it is a very high number. As I have written about previously, there were a total of 3,542 volcanic eruptions during the entire 20th century. When you divide that number by 100, that gives you an average of about 35 volcanic eruptions per year. So the number of volcanoes that are erupting right now is well above the 20th century’s average for an entire calendar year. And of course we are witnessing a tremendous amount of earthquake activity as well. Nepal was just hit by the worst earthquake that it had seen in 80 years, and scientists are telling us that the Himalayas actually dropped by an astounding 3 feet as a result of that one earthquake. How much more does our planet have to shake before people start paying attention? Of course the things that we have been seeing lately are part of a much larger long-term trend. Seismic activity appears to have been getting stronger over the past few decades, and now things really seem to be accelerating. The following is how one news source recently summarized what we have been witnessing…"

Operational and Personal Security: Buying and Selling on Craigslist"The Following Incident Happened May 2015 In Overland Park Kansas. A 21-year-old-woman was assaulted and robbed by two men after they invaded her apartment. There was another woman in the apartment as well, a so-called friend of the victim. Why were the men there? The 21-year-old was lead to believe, by her friend that the two men were thinking of buying some tools that the victim’s ex-boyfriend had left behind. The victim had mentioned to her friend that she had some things to sell and the victim’s friend stated she knew a couple of guys that may be interested. They were interested however, not in buying, but in robbing and assaulting the victim. The victim had surveillance cameras and the entire incident was caught on camera.Obviously the victim thought she had a friend, a friend who she could confide in. The chain of events and the fact that the friend was in the apartment as the men assaulted and robbed the victim would lead anyone to believe the victim was set up by her friend. It is obvious from the video that the friend was “in on the robbery and assault”. The victim trusted someone, and because of this things went horribly wrong."

American Council on Science and Health Is a Front Group for Vaccine, GMO, BPA and Pesticide Companies"An organization whose claim to fame is that it supposedly counters “junk science” through independent scientific review has been outed as a sham industry front group that actively promotes the interests of its corporate sponsors, which include companies like Coca-Cola, Monsanto, McDonald’s and Procter & Gamble. The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) bills itself as an independent, non-profit gatekeeper of science that works to ensure that “peer-reviewed mainstream science reaches the public.” And this statement is technically true, if you can wade through its grandiloquence and understand what is actually meant by “peer-reviewed mainstream science.” Leaked financial documents from ACSH reveal that the organization suffers deficits year after year, and continually has to beg for funding from its corporate donors just to get by (after the shills running it get their slice, of course). And just who are these corporate donors? They include natural gas “fracking” companies, e-cigarette manufacturers, drug companies, junk food corporations, pharmaceutical and vaccine companies, and chemical industries. The following list outlines ACSH donors for fiscal year 2013, and the respective donations made:"

Extensive Bush Craft Training or Survival Kit?"Bushcraft is a skill set, and along with those skills you would need certain tools, materials, and gear, but bush craft is primarily based on knowledge and not on gear or equipment. There is not a kit, if you will that has “Bushcraft Kit” stamped on it. Bushcraft requires a certain skill set that can take years to master. Survival until rescued requires some skills, but to survive most people would have to rely heavily on materials, gear, and certain other supplies that are in their survival kits. There is a lot of emphasis placed on survival kits, and the reason being is that people who are not trained in bushcraft need gear. They need a so-called survival kit. People that lack training, or ones that have training, but have not applied their training and knowledge will need a survival kit to survive if they become lost or stranded. Simply put, the less you know, the more you need."

Twenty Rules To Live By as America Goes to Hell"So us menfolk were laying about after planting “the alleged” garden, and we meandered into a discussion regarding the continuing fall of western civilization. Now, Brother HempRope, (what with his being serially addicted to regimentation and organization), suggested we cobble together some ground-rules for “the end of polite American culture.” Naturally, a few hours and about twelve Boulevards later, a loose set of guidelines began to emerge – scattered musings on dealing with a world where society has failed, and ruin seems not only likely, but virtually unavoidable. Some of our laws might be a tad stale, derivative, or even shamelessly plucked from the brain drippings of other older, wiser chaps, whom we just can’t place, (or we’d credit them). So be it – it’s not like humanity has kicked forth a truly novel idea since some intrepid cave-dweller strapped logs to a large rock anyways."

April retail sales fall flat as mall stores close in droves (+video)"Warmer weather and a bounce back in hiring wasn’t enough to urge American consumers to open up their wallets last month, another sign that spending is stuck in the doldrums even as the rest of the economy improves. Feeling the pinch, many US retailers – particularly those traditionally seen in America's malls – are closing stores by the hundreds."(Sgt Trainer: I guess that closes the book on the excuse that Americans were not spending due to the cold weather! And since the majority, if not all, of the "bounce back in hiring" consisted of low-wage jobs, such as the fast food industry.)

Explosive Report: Jade Helm 15 Mastering The Human Domain Exposed - Part 1"Mastering the human domain, what exactly does that mean? What exactly does that have to do with Jade Helm? Well unbeknownst to some, the actual Mastering of the Human Domain is coordinated and organized by the unofficial/official organizations that run geospatial engineering. Geospatial engineering involves many different organizations of government and private companies as well as academia. There are many different sections under geospatial engineering, the most interesting is how our government is involved in “new” intelligence. “NGA provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security.” So just what is geospatial intelligence - “Geospatial intelligence, GEOINT (GEOspatial INTelligence) is intelligence about the human activity on earth derived from the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information that describes, assesses, and visually depicts physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth.” This is the new “backbone” of intelligence it’s their way to capture and analyze data out of the public eye. All while the NSA takes the heat, the satellite imagery of our activities and trends then the analysis of such shows just what in the world is actually going on in our lives and conveys it to the intelligence community. The NSA is guilty of spying on Americans, true, but there are far worse companies and far worse sections of government that we need to be worried about."﻿(Sgt Trainer: I recommend you read the entire article, at the hyperlink.)﻿

Banker Bail-in’s… It is now legal for the bankers to bail themselves out with our money"Whats coming to Canada and the U.S.A will make cypress look like a sunday picnic for the blind. It is now legal for the bankers to bail themselves out with our money. Jade helm/project maple resolve is the governments of can/usa positioning military resources for whats coming this fall. You’re all worried about the wrong shit. It will be distraction after distraction until this happens, and the end result will be the derivative rooster finally coming home to roost. The result will be the bankers, having legal authority, to steal every penny you have in your bank accounts regardless of any kind of insurance you think you might have."

Russian cyber group seen preparing to attack banks"A security firm is warning that a group of Russian hackers known for targeting military, government and media organizations is now preparing to attack banks in the U.S. and elsewhere. The group’s preparations, which have included writing new malware, registering domain names similar to those of intended targets, and setting up command-and-control servers, were discovered by analysts from security firm Root9B."

Collectivists Hate Individuality, Tribalism And ‘Fast And Furious 7′?"Sometimes in the liberty movement — with discussions of potential collapse, war, revolution, social destabilization, etc. — it is easy to get so caught up in the peripheral conflict between the elites and the citizenry that we forget what the whole thing is really about. That is to say, we tend to overlook the very core of the conflict that is shaping our epoch. Some would say that it is a simple matter of good versus evil. I don’t necessarily disagree, but good and evil are not defined methodologies; rather, they are inherent archetypes — facts born in the minds and hearts of all men. It’s a gift of comprehension from something greater than ourselves. They are felt, rather than defined, and attempts by institutions (religious, scientific, legal or otherwise) to force morality away from intuitive reason and into a realm of artificial hierarchical and mathematical standards tend to lead only to even more imbalance, destruction, innocent deaths and general immorality."

NDAA Cuts Military Personnel Slots, Could Add Illegal Aliens to Service Force"If the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is approved, it would shrink the United States military under the pretense of frugality, namely by “pink slipping” career service members who’ve endured combat. Meanwhile, it could possibly use the military to grant amnesty to illegals. According to a summary of the NDAA, the House Armed Services Committee supports a 20 percent cut in personnel by the Department of Defense to reduce headquarters’ budgets and workforce. Breitbart News previously reported the proposal contains language that would use the military to grant amnesty to thousands of illegal aliens if they enlist in the military—essentially meaning that in addition to the cuts of Americans from service, Congress and the administration would be allowing illegal aliens to take scarce service jobs from Americans."﻿(Sgt Trainer: You get what you pay for. Of course, that's not what this is about...it is about gutting the military and replacing them with folks who have absolutely ZERO allegiance to this country and the U.S. Constitution!)﻿

THE NEXT GRAND IDIOCY: 'MICROAGGRESSION'"In their continuing search for ridiculous problems and crises that have no solution, liberals and academic pinheads have hit upon “microaggression.” What in the world is that? It’s “unintended discrimination,” behavior that, “without conscious choice of the user, has the same effect as conscious, intended discrimination,” according to Wikipedia. Wow! How do you control unintended behavior that you’re not even conscious of?"

North Carolina Woman Being Evicted From Her Own Land For Living in Tent"Ingred Larson received an eviction notice from the county today. Why? For living in a tent on her own property. Yes. Really. She is being evicted for living in a tent on her own land. 10 years ago the city sewer line flooded her home with 10,000 gallons of raw sewage. There was a settlement, however the city/county wants her to hook back up to the county sewer system, but Larson does not want to, and would rather hook up to the septic tank system on her property. The county doesn’t want that, and is forcing her to hook-up to the city sewer."

Revolver Shotgun: The Ultimate AR-15 Accessory"Chances are you probably have an AR-15 as part of your collection. If you have yet to get your hands on one of these little black rifles, then it’s likely close to the top of your wish list. That said, you may wonder what could possibly make one of the most popular lightweight firearms in the country any more awesome than it already is. Well wonder no more, because the folks who work at Cyre Precision are now developing just the thing to make the AR-15 stand out in a big way—with a shotgun attachment. Their newest addition to the firearms market is called the SIX12 Shotgun, a six-shot shotgun that fires like a revolver. It’s makers describe it as one that is perfect for breaching, but it’s also a fitting choice for the every day homeowner who wishes to use it for home defense. The company will make the SIX12 Shotgun available in a variety of models, with one example being a full sized standalone model."

Why Are Exchange-Traded Funds Preparing For A ‘Liquidity Crisis’ And A ‘Market Meltdown’?"Some really weird things are happening in the financial world right now. If you go back to 2008, there was lots of turmoil bubbling just underneath the surface during the months leading up to the great stock market crash in the second half of that year. When Lehman Brothers finally did collapse, it was a total shock to most of the planet, but we later learned that their problems had been growing for a long time. I believe that we are in a similar period right now, and the second half of this year promises to be quite chaotic. Apparently, those that run some of the largest exchange-traded funds in the entire world agree with me, because as you will see below they are quietly preparing for a “liquidity crisis” and a “market meltdown”. About a month ago, I warned of an emerging “liquidity squeeze“, and now analysts all over the financial industry are talking about it. Could it be possible that the next great financial crisis is right around the corner? According to Reuters, the companies that run some of the largest exchange-traded funds in existence are deeply concerned about what a lack of liquidity would mean for them during the next financial crash. So right now they are quietly “bolstering bank credit lines” so that they will be better positioned for “a market meltdown”…"

Chronology Of All ANP Jade Helm 15 Articles, Related Walmart Closings, And Military Movement Across America"Since March 13, 2015 when All News PipeLine received and published the leaked Jade Helm 15 documents, a firestorm blew throughout the internet with Alternative Media exposing every possible connection, theory, danger and highlighting other disturbing military training exercises happening on US soil, many Americans have "woken up" to the very real possibility that the US government is actively preparing to lock down the country and declare martial law, whether it will happen during these planned exercises from July to September, or if these exercises are just one of the preparations for a later event. Below we will list the chronology of ANP coverage on Jade Helm by both Stefan Stanford, Susan Duclos and a reader submission, the strange announcement of multiple Walmart closings, some in Jade Helm states and the possible connection to Jade Helm, and the massive military movement being seen across America since Jade Helm was exposed to the public. What this article is geared to do is show the evolution of information regarding Jade Helm and issues many believe are related to JH 15, since it was first exposed to the public."

Lyme Disease"In the news, one of the tabloid-famous Olsen twins, Ashley, has been diagnosed with a long-standing Lyme Disease infection. Apparently infected by a tick bite some years ago, Ashley didn’t receive treatment at the time (antibiotics are effective if used early) and is likely to suffer long-term effects. Indeed, we’re coming upon the time of year that ticks are out in force, and giving one of these nasty little critters a ride is a bad idea if you want to stay healthy. The American dog tick carries pathogens for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, carries the microscopic parasite that’s responsible for Lyme Disease and another illness called Babesiosis. Just recently, ticks have been identified as the cause for a new illness that causes a flu-like syndrome."

8 Outstanding Gardening Hacks That Can Double, Triple, & Even Quadruple Crop Yield"For millions, gardening is more than a hobby. Whether you tend to a garden as a means of paying your bills or feeding your family, the concept of increasing crop yields by making simple alterations to grow environment and techniques is intriguing. However, is it possible to significantly increase yields without purchasing expensive equipment or learning difficult techniques? Yes – through simple and effective gardening hacks. The following 8 gardening hacks are designed to maximize space and crop yield. While individual results can vary, these techniques and methods are trusted means of enhancing crop yield without draining your bank account or energy."

Why the Heck Is the Trucking Business Slowing Down?"I was forewarned.Rates for intermodal containers by rail, as reported by the Cass Intermodal Price Index, dropped on a year over year basis in January, February, and March. April hasn’t been released yet. When the surprising March decline came out, Cass tried to make some sense of it: "With diesel prices continuing to fall, loads are shifting (to the extent capacity is available) from domestic intermodal back to over-the-road truck, which is challenging demand and pricing power for intermodal." So railroads were facing weaker demand and losing pricing power as shippers were shifting loads to trucks because diesel has gotten cheaper? That’s the theory. In reality, as Julian experienced, and as it turns out other truckers experienced, shipping volumes by truck fell in March from prior year. It seemed like a fluke, something that would bounce back in April, but in April, according to the just released Cass Freight Index, shipping volumes by truck fell again."(Sgt Trainer: I consider this type of information as "the canary in the coal mine." With the continuing decline in cargo, food, etc., being shipped by the shipping industry you need to ensure you are self-sufficient to preclude being caught without the basic necessities! With ports having issues, and even closings such as the port in the northwest, it is indicative of significantly less product than has been moved in the past. Remember, if the trucking industry crashes, availability of goods will be virtually nonexistent!)

Is It Time for Civil Disobedience?"Ridiculous laws. Oppressive regulations. Widespread government corruption. Rampant police brutality. Excessive taxation. Abuses of personal liberty have become commonplace in America, a country once known as the “land of the free.” But are we partly to blame? After all, Americans have been voting for corrupt politicians for ages. Some justify this by saying they are voting for the “lesser of two evils,” but does that make sense? Isn’t that just choosing your own oppressors? By voting, are we validating a nefarious system? Because rapacious politicians and their cronies are exploiting and plundering the masses for their own gain with no end in sight, perhaps it is time for us to take matters into our own hands. In his piece for Reason titled Let’s All Disobey Stupid Laws, John Stossel suggests that noncompliance might be our best recourse now. He refers to a new book by Charles Murray who is a political scientist, author, and libertarian:"

DHS caught busing in illegal Somalis from Mexican border"The U.S. is bringing in 100,000 Muslims every year through legal channels such as the United Nations refugee program and various visa programs, but new reports indicate a pipeline has been established through the southern border with the help of the federal agency whose job it is to protect the homeland. They are coming from Somalia and other African nations, according to a Homeland Security official who was caught recently transporting a busload of Africans to a detention center near Victorville, California."

Survey: More Than 40 Percent of Bee Hives Died in Past Year"More than two out of five American honeybee colonies died in the past year, and surprisingly the worst die-off was in the summer, according to a federal survey. Since April 2014, beekeepers lost 42.1 percent of their colonies, the second highest loss rate in nine years, according to an annual survey conducted by a bee partnership that includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

Chilling Dissent: How Government Demonizes Americans"One of the most effective propaganda techniques is to manifest a chilling effect through the demonization of targeted individuals. Chris Broughton was originally cast by the mainstream media as an “angry racist protester,” yet upon discovering he resembled Malcolm X noticeably more than Hal Turner, they had to change their portrayal of him to an “irresponsible gun owner.” Debra Medina was initially hailed by the alternative media as the female incarnation of Ron Paul, yet when she tried to avoid explicitly supporting the 9/11 Truth movement, the Truthers and their ringleader, Alex Jones, cast her as a “flip-flopper” soon after her infamous interview with Glenn Beck, regardless of the fact that she was deliberately attempting to focus solely on Texan political issues instead of commingling them with national ones. Statists favor the use of censorship, intimidation, SLAPP lawsuits, and malicious prosecutions in order to stifle our common freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition, which are explicitly recognized by the several American constitutions. According to the First and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution of 1787:"

Learn how to build an off-grid generating system to produce electricity in any situation"If and when the SHTF — or if you simply want to live off the grid — you’ll need a long-term survival/self-sufficiency plan. What this means is that, if you want to lead an existence that’s not too radically different or primitive compared to the standard of living most of us are used to presently, you’ll need a reliable way to generate electricity. You may not be able to realistically produce enough power to run all of your current appliances at full blast simultaneously — especially your central air conditioner or your home theater/entertainment system with the 300 watt stereo system — but it’s certainly possible to keep the lights on and cover your basic electrical needs."

How to Disable an MRAP for Less than $50"Police and military vehicles are stolen from time to time. Should a citizen be in a community where a military vehicle is stolen, it would be wise to understand how civilian populations throughout history have disabled military vehicles in the past. This article has absolutely nothing to do with the recent trend of police departments deploying armored vehicles against people exercising their Constitutionally-protected rights. Perhaps the reader travels overseas and a military crackdown erupts while they are drinking Pina Coladas on the beach. The point is that this information should never be used against US law enforcement. That would be a violation of the social contract and you might end up in jail. Most Americans are familiar with the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle because their local police department obtained one to look cool. Due to familiarity, this will be the vehicle used as an example. The same tactics will work against almost all other armored vehicles."

Analyst: “Millions Upon Millions of People Are Going to Die on a World-Wide Scale When the Debt Bubble Bursts”"It can be difficult to understand the repercussions that would follow a collapse of the global economy, stocks and debt markets. While we know a serious financial event is coming, determining how it will impact our lives and preparing an appropriate strategic plan to mitigate the fallout can be a confusing and stressful undertaking. The questions being asked by concerned Americans are plenty, but the answers are not so easy to come by. Should I keep money in my retirement accounts? What publicly traded companies are recession-proof? Will gold and silver really be of value if the whole system comes crashing down? Should I have some cash? How much food should I stockpile if the regular flow of commerce is affected? Will there be riots in my city?"

Biloxi mayor approves Jade Helm training session this summer, 24/7 overhead surveillance already in place: Youtuber"If the document mentioned herein stands the mayor may have sold out a portion of the city for the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to “conduct military training” for “ISO JADE HELM 15″ between the dates of Aug. 1 and Aug. 8, 2015. According to the text, the training will take place at specifically designated locations such as a warehouse, an abandon casino that was formerly owned by Jimmy Buffett, and an old abandon school. A portion of the document reads, “The City of Biloxi, Mississippi, is pleased to support the United states Special Operations Forces as they develop techniques and tactics necessary to defend United states interests around the globe.” The unclassified “resolution” dated Mar. 31, 2015, is to be, or has already been signed by Kenny Glavan, the Acting Mayor listed on the document. Additionally the resolution also grants“consent” for the U.S. Government to “collect overhead imagery and remote sensing data” of the “facility” located at 2003 Lawrence Blvd.."

Rainwater Collection Being Criminalized in U.S. To Solidify Total Government Dependence"You might be aware that it is illegal to collect rainwater on your own property in some states, but did you know that doing so could actually land you in jail? That is exactly what is happening to Gary Harrington of Eagle Point, Oregon. He is now facing a 30-day jail sentence and fines of more than $1,500. His crime? Harrington has been collecting rainwater in three reservoirs on his property, and the government doesn’t like it. In Oregon, all water is considered property of the state whether it flows from the tap or falls from the sky."

Elderly Couple Honk At Off Duty Cop; Cop Breaks Man’s Nose, Smashes Teeth Out With Gun"An elderly couple in St. Louis County found out what happens when you honk your horn at a cop this past weekend, when the officer drew his gun and pistol whipped the man in the face, while wrestling with the woman as she attempted to defend her husband. Describing the harrowing incident to local reporters, Janet and Donald Akers noted that they were unable to pay their respects to Janet’s deceased mother on Mother’s day, as they were beaten up by the cop before they could get to the graveyard."(Sgt Trainer: The only good part of this story? "Bystanders were alerted by the struggle, and jumped in to break up the fight." This cop needs to be arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault.)

The Greatest Water Crisis In The History Of The United States"What are we going to do once all the water is gone? Thanks to the worst drought in more than 1,000 years, the western third of the country is facing the greatest water crisis that the United States has ever seen. Lake Mead is now the lowest that it has ever been since the Hoover Dam was finished in the 1930s, mandatory water restrictions have already been implemented in the state of California, and there are already widespread reports of people stealing water in some of the worst hit areas. But this is just the beginning. Right now, in a desperate attempt to maintain somewhat “normal” levels of activity, water is being pumped out of the ground in the western half of the nation at an absolutely staggering pace. Once that irreplaceable groundwater is gone, that is when the real crisis will begin. If this multi-year drought stretches on and becomes the “megadrought” that a lot of scientists are now warning about, life as we know it in much of the country is going to be fundamentally transformed and millions of Americans may be forced to find somewhere else to live. Simply put, this is not a normal drought. What the western half of the nation is experiencing right now is highly unusual. In fact, scientists tell us that California has not seen anything quite like this in at least 1,200 years…"

Matrixology: The true and final goal of the Surveillance State"The Surveillance State aims to profile every human in the United States. This profile will include a psych eval. The eval, plus psychological tests will be mandatory for all government employees, including public school and college teachers, counselors, and wall-to-wall bureaucrats. The objective? To qualify those people to judge the rest of us. In other words, they will be the Normals, and we will be viewed as the Freaks. These new government arbiters will also be selected on the basis of their feeling like put-upon victims. Given new powers, they will have a field day. I’m talking about a cultural revolution that turns things inside out and reverses vectors. It’s already happening, of course, but the intensity is expanding."

In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet"The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, will be speaking at this summit. This new sustainable agenda focuses on climate change of course, but it also specifically addresses topics such as economics, agriculture, education and gender equality. For those wishing to expand the scope of “global governance”, sustainable development is the perfect umbrella because just about all human activity affects the environment in some way. The phrase “for the good of the planet” can be used as an excuse to micromanage virtually every aspect of our lives. So for those that are concerned about the growing power of the United Nations, this summit in September is something to keep an eye on. Never before have I seen such an effort to promote a UN summit on the environment, and this new sustainable development agenda is literally a framework for managing the entire globe. If you are not familiar with this new sustainable development agenda, the following is what the official United Nations website says about it…"

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Sergeant Trainer

Retired from the US Armed Forces and Corporate world, after 40+ years of experience in the areas of Security, Law Enforcement, Emergency Preparedness, Readiness, and Training, he now likes to help educate people with information that is pertinent in today's society and world events that will provide them knowledge in areas that will help them help themselves in being prepared for whatever contingency might arise.